Common Pheasant vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Phasianus colchicus compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Common Pheasant is Not Evaluated while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Pheasant	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phasianidae	Icteridae
Genus	Phasianus	Amblycercus
Species	Phasianus colchicus	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Pheasant and Yellow-billed Cacique share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Common Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Pheasant	Yellow-billed Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Pheasant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway