Pheasant

' Pheasants refer to some members of the Phasianinae''' (Horsfield, 1821) subfamily of Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. 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 (Chrysolophus pictus).

Species in taxonomic order
This list is ordered to show presumed relationships between species

'Genus Perdix''
 * Tibetan Partridge, Perdix hodgsoniae
 * Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix
 * Daurian Partridge, Perdix dauurica

'Genus Syrmaticus'', Long-tailed Pheasants
 * Reeve's Pheasant, Syrmaticus reevesi
 * Elliot's Pheasant, Syrmaticus ellioti
 * Mrs. Hume's Pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae
 * Mikado Pheasant, Syrmaticus mikado
 * Copper Pheasant, Syrmaticus soemmerringi

'Genus Phasianus'', Typical Pheasants
 * Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
 * Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus

'Genus Chrysolophus'', Ruffed Pheasants
 * Golden Pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
 * Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae

'Genus Catreus''
 * Cheer Pheasant, Catreus wallichii

'Genus Crossoptilon'', Eared Pheasants
 * White-eared Pheasant, Crossoptilon crossoptilon
 * Tibetan Eared Pheasant, Crossoptilon harmani
 * Brown Eared Pheasant, Crossoptilon mantchuricum
 * Blue Eared Pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum

'Genus Lophura'', Gallopheasants
 * Siamese Fireback, Lophura diardi
 * Crested Fireback, Lophura ignita
 * Crestless Fireback, Lophura erythrophthalma
 * Hoogerwerf's Pheasant, Lophura hoogerwerfi
 * Salvadori's Pheasant, Lophura inornata
 * Bulwer's Pheasant, Lophura bulweri
 * Kalij Pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos
 * Silver Pheasant, Lophura nycthemera
 * Swinhoe's Pheasant, Lophura swinhoii
 * Edward's Pheasant, Lophura edwardsi



Previous classifications
Euplocamus and Gennceus are older names more or less corresponding to the current Lophura.
 * Euplocamus was used, for example, by Hume and Marshall's in their Game Birds of India, Burmah and Ceylon (1879–1881).
 * Gennceus, was used, for example, by Frank Finn in Indian Sporting Birds (1915) and Game Birds of India and Asia (1911?).

These old genera were used for: