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  1. DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassAves
    The Most Colorful Pheasant You'll Ever See!
    The Most Colorful Pheasant You'll Ever See!
    Have you ever seen a bird that looks like a rainbow? Meet the golden pheasant, a stunning gamebird native to China. In this video, you'll learn 30 fascinating facts about this exotic breed.
    Taxonomy

    The golden pheasant was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Phasianus pictus. He specified the type location as … See more

    Description

    The adult male is approximately 100 cm (39 in) in length, with its tail accounting for two-thirds of the total length, and around 500–700 g (1–2 lb) in weight. Its coloration is characterized by a golden crest and rump and by a br… See more

    Distribution and habitat

    The golden pheasant is native to forests in mountainous areas of western China, but feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, … See more

    Ecology

    Golden pheasants feed on the ground on grain, leaves and invertebrates, but they roost in trees at night. During winter, flocks tend to forage close to human settlements at the edge of forest, taking primarily wheat leaves and … See more

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