The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic.[1][3] Some taxonomic authorities consider it a subspecies of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus.[4] It is the national bird of Japan.[5]
^ abBirdLife International (2016). "Phasianus versicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732650A95047948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732650A95047948.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Brazil, Mark (2009). Birds of East Asia. Christopher Helm. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-7136-7040-0.
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^"Kokucho (The national bird)". japanlink.co.jp. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014. Declared national bird by a non-government body in 1947
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