Golden pheasant
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This article is about the bird species. For the racehorse, see Golden Pheasant (horse).
The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds) and the family Phasianidae (pheasants). The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere, "to paint".[2]
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Golden pheasant | |
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Male golden pheasant | |
Female golden pheasant | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Chrysolophus |
Species: | C. pictus |
Binomial name | |
Chrysolophus pictus | |
Synonyms | |
Phasianus pictus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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