Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)

Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) - HBW 2, p. 543

French: Faisan versicolore German: Buntfasan Spanish: Faisán Verde
Other common names: Japanese Pheasant

Taxonomy: Phasianus versicolor Vieillot, 1825, Java; error = Japan.
May be conspecific with P. colchicus, but in Japan the latter apparently dies out when introduced in range of present species, as seems unable to hybridize successfully; nevertheless, they hybridize extensively, where both introduced in Hawaii. Hybridization with Syrmaticus soemmerringii occasionally recorded in the wild. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

versicolor Vieillot, 1825 - SW Honshu and Kyushu, Japan.
tanensis Nagamichi Kuroda, 1919 - EC Honshu (Izu and Miura Peninsulas) and nearby Izu Is, and Tanega shima and Yaku shima (off S Kyushu), Japan.
robustipes Nagamichi Kuroda, 1919 - Sado and most of Honshu, Japan.