From Japanese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1:
[news2] [nf36] 雉 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, 雉子 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə (en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, [news2] [nf36] きじ /kˈidʑi/, (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) きぎす /kiɡˈisɯᵝ/, (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) きぎし /kiɡˈiɕi/, () キジ /kˈidʑi/
(noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
Note: word usually written using kana alonegreen pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant