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 Olympic National Park
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Ring-necked Pheasant sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ring-necked Pheasant in Olympic National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Ring-necked Pheasant in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.