Green Pheasant

Phasianus versicolor Vieillot, 1825

919 gWeight

The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant or Kiji, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic.

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: Japan, Italy, Australia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: Japan, Italy, Australia

Green Pheasant has been recorded at 56 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Niigata – Lake ToyanogataJapan300 records
Tochigi – Watarase Retention Ponds / Yanaka LakeJapan163 records
Niigata – Nishikaigan ParkJapan131 records

More places

Yokohama – Sakai River Wetland Prefectural ParkJapan111 records
Tochigi – Watarase GreenspaceJapan102 records
Kashihara – Fujiwara Palace Site & surrounding fieldsJapan76 records
North Lake InbanumaJapan63 records
Itabashi – Arakawa Todabashi Green Space Ecological Park – Ecological GardenJapan51 records
Lake TeganumaJapan43 records
Inashiki – Kasumigaura – Ukishima Marsh and Myoginohana Bird BlindJapan42 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Japan Italy Australia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant or Kiji, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic. Some taxonomic authorities consider it a subspecies of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. It is the national bird of Japan.

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Questions

How big is the Green Pheasant?

The Green Pheasant weighs around 919 g.

Where does the Green Pheasant live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Honshu to Yakushima and Tanegashima, southeast of Kyushu (central, southern Japan). It is most often recorded in Japan, Italy and Australia.