The Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) is a colorful bird native to forests in mountainous areas of China. The genus name of this bird comes from Ancient Greek khrusolophos which means "with golden crest", and pictus - Latin for "painted" from...
Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a heavy-bodied bird found in Asia. Its English name and a part of its scientific name commemorates Sarah Amherst, who sent the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828. It is also sometimes...