Birds
Green Pheasant
Green Pheasant
Phasanus versicolor
Kiji (size: male 80cm, female 60cm)
Striking, bare red skin on face, and glossy-green underparts characterize the Green Pheasant.
It is the National Bird of Japan and is endemic. Common resident from Honshu to Yakushima, often found in cultivated fields and on river banks.