Phasianus

Phasianus
Temporal range: Late Miocene-Recent,
Mongolian ringneck-type common pheasant (P. colchicus) cock
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Tribe: Phasianini
Genus: Phasianus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Phasianus colchicus
Species

The "typical" pheasant genus Phasianus in the family Phasianidae consists of two species. The genus name is Latin for pheasant.


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