Evidence found
377,384 records across 46 countries and territories, 1860–2026.
Phasianus colchicus · GBIF taxon key 9752149
Where has the Ring-necked Pheasant been recorded?
Phasianus colchicus occurrence evidence comes from 377,384 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 377,384 records
- 46 places
- 143 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18602026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Ring-necked Pheasant has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Ring-necked Pheasant. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 281,120 | |
| Belgium | 57,449 | |
| United States | 10,361 | |
| South Korea | 8,699 | |
| Austria | 6,024 | |
| Germany | 5,108 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,542 | |
| China | 1,111 | |
| Canada | 1,019 | |
| Spain | 888 | |
| Ukraine | 645 | |
| Luxembourg | 429 | |
| Netherlands | 213 | |
| Denmark | 157 | |
| Mongolia | 89 | |
| Italy | 79 | |
| Romania | 79 | |
| France | 59 | |
| Russia | 50 | |
| Czechia | 43 | |
| Poland | 43 | |
| New Zealand | 41 | |
| Taiwan | 27 | |
| Finland | 21 | |
| Ireland | 16 | |
| Croatia | 11 | |
| Hungary | 11 | |
| Bulgaria | 9 | |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | |
| Andorra | 4 | |
| Australia | 4 | |
| ZZ | 4 | |
| Japan | 3 | |
| Chile | 2 | |
| Iran | 2 | |
| Portugal | 2 | |
| Åland Islands | 1 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 | |
| Belarus | 1 | |
| Colombia | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.