Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusPhasianus (Typical Pheasants)
- SpeciesPhasianus colchicus (Ring-necked Pheasant)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
American Spruce Grouse
Canachites canadensis
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
Gray Partridge
Perdix perdix
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
California Quail
Callipepla californica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ring-necked Pheasant in Glacier National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Ring-necked Pheasant sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 429 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ring-necked Pheasant in Glacier National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Ring-necked Pheasant in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.