#1009 · 🐦 birds

Golden Pheasant

🇳🇱 Goudfazant ·Chrysolophus pictus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

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what is it?

The golden pheasant or Chinese pheasant ( Chrysolophus pictus ) is a gamebird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds) and the family Phasianidae (pheasants). The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos , "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere , "to paint".

base stats

NL sightings 1iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,609iNaturalist observations
weight 725 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
2,609 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 725 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.

fact sheet

English: Golden Pheasant
Nederlands: Goudfazant
scientific name: Chrysolophus pictus
class: Aves
order: Galliformes
family: Phasianidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
in NL: introduced
sightings in NL: 1
sightings in Europe: 92
sightings worldwide: 2,609
GBIF records in NL: 216
weight: 725 g
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1758

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Phasianidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1230, Wikidata Q335113, GBIF 5228034, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.