The Yellow Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) is a color mutation of the Red Golden Pheasant, developed in the 1950s by Allesandro Ghigi, and first appeared in the United States about ten years later.

The Yellow Golden Pheasant is a similarly caped, or “ruffed,” as the Red Golden Pheasant. However,  the red coloring is replaced by a golden yellow. To maintain the brilliant yellow color, these pheasants need ample shaded areas as the sun can fade their coloring.

The female Yellow Golden has a similar appearance to the female Red Golden.

Other caped, or “ruffed”, pheasants include the Lady Amherst Pheasant.