page_title: Pheasant
section_title: Species in taxonomic order
hierarchical_section_title: Pheasant / Species in taxonomic order
caption_attribution_description: English: Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii) pair
context_page_description: Pheasants are birds of several genera within the subfamily Phasianinae, of the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Though they can be found world over in introduced populations, the pheasant genera native range is restricted to Asia.
  Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly decorated with bright colors and adornments such as wattles. Males are usually larger than females and have longer tails. Males play no part in rearing the young.
  Pheasants typically eat seeds and some insects.
  The best-known is the common pheasant, which is widespread throughout the world, in introduced feral populations and in farm operations. Various other pheasant species are popular in aviaries, such as the golden pheasant.
context_section_description: This list is ordered to show presumed relationships between species.
  Blood pheasant (genus Ithaginis)
  Blood pheasant (I. cruentus)
  Koklass (genus Pucrasia)
  Koklass pheasant (P. macrolopha)
  Gallopheasants (genus Lophura)
  Kalij pheasant (L. leucomelanos)
  White-crested kalij pheasant (L. l. hamiltoni)
  Nepal kalij pheasant (L. l. leucomelanos)
  Black-backed kalij pheasant (L. l. melanota)
  Black kalij pheasant (L. l. moffitti)
  Black-breasted kalij pheasant (L. l. lathami)
  William's kalij pheasant (L. l. williamsi)
  Oates' kalij pheasant (L. l. oatesi)
  Crawfurd's kalij pheasant (L. l. crawfurdi)
  Lineated kalij pheasant (L. l. lineata)
  Silver pheasant (L. nycthemera)
  Imperial pheasant (L. imperialis)
  Edward's pheasant (L. edwardsi)
  Vietnamese pheasant (L. hatinhensis)
  Swinhoe's pheasant (L. swinhoii)
  Hoogerwerf's pheasant (L. hoogerwerfi)
  Salvadori's pheasant (L. inornata)
  Crestless fireback (L. erythrophthalma)
  Malayan crestless fireback (L. e. erythrophthalma)
  Bornean crestless fireback (L. e. pyronota)
  Crested fireback (L. ignita)
  Lesser Bornean crested fireback (L. i. ignita)
  Greater Bornean crested fireback (L. i. nobilis)
  Vieilott's crested fireback (L. i. rufa)
  Delacour's crested fireback (L. i. macartneyi)
  Siamese fireback (L. diardi)
  Bulwer's pheasant (L. bulweri)
  Eared pheasants (genus Crossoptilon)
  White-eared pheasant (C. crossoptilon)
  Tibetan eared pheasant (C. harmani)
  Brown eared pheasant (C. mantchuricum)
  Blue eared pheasant (C. auritum)
  Cheer pheasant (genus Catreus)
  Cheer pheasant (C. wallichi)
  Long-tailed pheasants (genus Syrmaticus)
  Reeves's pheasant (S. reevesi)
  Elliot's pheasant (S. ellioti)
  Mrs. Hume's pheasant (S. humiae)
  Mikado pheasant (S. mikado)
  Copper pheasant (S. soemmerringi)
  Typical pheasants (genus Phasianus)
  Green pheasant (P. versicolor)
  Common pheasant (P. colchicus)
  Caucasus pheasants, Phasianus colchicus colchicus group
  White-winged pheasants, Phasianus colchicus chrysomelas/principalis group
  Prince of Wales pheasant, Phasianus colchicus principalis
  Mongolian ring-necked pheasants or white-winged ring-necked pheasants, Phasianus colchicus mongolicus group
  Tarim pheasants, Phasianus colchicus tarimensis group
  Chinese ring-necked pheasants, Phasianus colchicus torquatus group
  Taiwan pheasant, Phasianus colchicus formosanus
  Ruffed pheasants (genus Chrysolophus)
  Golden pheasant (C. pictus)
  Lady Amherst's pheasant (C. amherstiae)
  Peacock-pheasants (genus Polyplectron)
  Bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant (P. chalcurum)
  Mountain peacock-pheasant (P. inopinatum)
  Germain's peacock-pheasant (P. germaini)
  Grey peacock-pheasant (P. bicalcaratum
  Hainan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae)
  Malayan peacock-pheasant (P. malacense)
  Bornean peacock-pheasant (P. schleiermacheri)
  Palawan peacock-pheasant (P. emphanum)
  Crested argus (genus Rheinartia)
  Crested argus (R. ocellata)
  Great argus (genus Argusianus)
  Great argus (A. argus)
  Double-banded argus (Argusianus bipunctatus )
caption: Cheer pheasant pair in Himalaya, India
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