When it is recorded
Jan41,112
Feb32,510
Mar54,385
Apr80,550
May69,217
Jun37,397
Jul21,636
Aug20,579
Sep25,979
Oct39,677
Nov32,529
Dec29,737
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 36,982 | |
| 2 | Norfolk | England | 31,953 | |
| 3 | Suffolk | England | 22,689 | |
| 4 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 16,884 | |
| 5 | Lincolnshire | England | 13,894 | |
| 6 | Kent | England | 13,362 | |
| 7 | North Yorkshire | England | 12,370 | |
| 8 | Surrey | England | 12,123 | |
| 9 | Oxfordshire | England | 11,557 | |
| 10 | Essex | England | 10,310 | |
| 11 | Dorset | England | 7,435 | |
| 12 | Rutland | England | 7,351 | |
| 13 | Cornwall | England | 7,093 | |
| 14 | Devon | England | 6,485 | |
| 15 | Nottinghamshire | England | 6,320 |
443,313 England33,013 Scotland10,227 Wales1,668 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 127 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 488,646
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 127
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Phasianus colchicus
- Also known as
- Pheasant
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 130,451
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Kent, North Yorkshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Essex, Dorset, Rutland +105
- Conservation designations
- Birds Directive
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Phasianus
- Name with authority
- Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 54
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q25432 · GBIF 9752149