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Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
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BirdsIn Ohio

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Phasianus

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Also listed

  • Introduced in the lower 48 states

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)

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Range

Where it is recorded

Not enough evidence yet

Recorded in 46 of Ohio's 88 counties, with too few records in each for a result. Its published mapped range covers 87 of Ohio's 88 counties.

  • No result yet (1)
  • Within its mapped range (41)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (46)
  • Recorded, season not shown (0)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Ring-necked Pheasant by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Late October to late June, middle week Mar 29 – Apr 4

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 154 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 146 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

Show as a table
Records of Ring-necked Pheasant in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ring-necked PheasantYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10646,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24444,645
Jan 25–31224,698
Feb 1–7316,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7118,321
Mar 8–142210,384
Mar 15–213312,620
Mar 22–287513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 44319,661
Apr 5–118726,860
Apr 12–188639,925
Apr 19–259541,623
Apr 26 – May 25556,391
May 3–93252,952
May 10–165453,785
May 17–239557,698
May 24–305354,651
May 31 – Jun 63253,099
Jun 7–132253,700
Jun 14–205456,625
Jun 21–272155,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41158,477
Jul 5–111161,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–253269,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11159,416
Aug 2–81159,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–291151,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51157,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–102237,841
Oct 11–171130,824
Oct 18–243221,156
Oct 25–316519,021
Nov 1–76514,172
Nov 8–144312,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28448,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5426,083
Dec 6–12326,004
Dec 13–19335,423
Dec 20–26535,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavoOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus76 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus29 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos27 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: no record
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in September, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed59%49%
Farmland35%11%
Forest3%31%
Wetland3%5%

From 63 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

154 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.