Where to see
Phasianus colchicus
Kiskunság National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Ring-necked Pheasant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Kiskunság National Park
In Kiskunság National Park, Hungary, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Ring-necked Pheasant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Fertő-Hanság National Park and more
After Kiskunság National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Ring-necked Pheasant are in Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 60%), Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 50%) and Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 30%). Outside Europe, the best option is Egmont National Park in Oceania (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Kiskunság National Park (about 80%), March to May in Fertő-Hanság National Park (about 70%) and March in Hortobágy National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Ring-necked Pheasant on a given day. Each park's Ring-necked Pheasant page has the full month-by-month chart.
