---
title: "Buntfasan"
description: "Phasianus versicolor — Vögel. The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant or Kiji, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/green-pheasant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Buntfasan

> Phasianus versicolor — Vögel. The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant or Kiji, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is  endemic.

- Scientific name: *Phasianus versicolor*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 2246
- iNaturalist taxon: [1446088](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1446088)

## Names

- en: Green Pheasant
- de: Buntfasan
- es: Faisán vulgar japonés
- fr: Faisan versicolore

## Countries with the most observations

JP (1446)

## Summary

The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant or Kiji, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is  endemic. Some taxonomic authorities consider it a subspecies of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. It is the national bird of Japan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_pheasant

## Photo

![Buntfasan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-pheasant/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237587197

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-pheasant?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).