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Chinese pheasant can refer to any pheasant species originally native to China.
Usually it means either:
- Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) which including the ring-necked pheasants. This usage is most common in the United States where the bird is widely naturalized.
- Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus). This usage is most common elsewhere, particularly in Britain where both species are widely naturalized.
Like in all pheasants, the males are unmistakable while the females look much more alike
Image:Keqs phasianus colchicus.jpg|"Ring-necked" Common pheasant male Image:Chrysolophus pictus2.png|Golden pheasant male Image:Phasianus colchicus 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg|Common pheasant female image:Fasanhona-1.jpg|Chinese pheasant female
Usage examples of "chinese pheasant".
Almost four years earlier he had done one of his minor Polygars a great favour, and when repayment was mentioned he had brushed it aside airily, saying, 'One day you may give me a Chinese pheasant, or one of the dogs of Pekin'.
In the deep-colored gloom, I saw stretched animal hides on the high walls, green and red, and gold-furred, brilliant as a Chinese pheasant.