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The golden pheasant, also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, “with golden crest”, and pictus is Latin for “painted” from pingere, “to paint”. Wikipedia Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life Scientific name: Chrysolophus pictus Mass: 550 g Encyclopedia…