Home › UK Birdedex › Golden Pheasant
Golden Pheasant
Seen one? Add it to your free UK BirdedexHear its song and see the mapFree, no app download. Epic bird: +20 points when you log it.
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Dense conifer woods (rare).
Diet: Seeds, shoots.
Best time to spot: Introduced; gold and scarlet, very shy.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Golden Pheasant sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
No community sightings logged for this species yet. Log the first one.
Similar birds
- Lady Amherst's PheasantLegendary · Dense woodland (probably gone)
- Short-toed TreecreeperEpic · Woods (very rare)
- Western Bonelli's WarblerEpic · Oak woods (rare)
- Eastern Bonelli's WarblerLegendary · Oak woods (very rare)
- Grey CatbirdLegendary · Dense scrub (very rare vagrant)
- Aquatic WarblerEpic · Sedge marsh (rare passage)
Kit that helps
Bird ID starter kit. Affiliate links, our own picks, no extra cost to you.
Log a Golden Pheasant in your free UK Birdedex