Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)Where and when to see it in the UK
Status not yet classified · reporting peaks January · Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · BOU category C6E*
Peak months
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Lady Amherst's Pheasant has been recorded in 19 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (1%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in January.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List- Very high
- 100% or more of visits
- High
- 7% to 100%
- Moderate
- 2% to 7%
- Low
- under 2%
- Surveyed, not recorded
- at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
- Insufficient records
- too few visits to say
- Lighter fill
- Few visits, lower confidence
- Small dot
- Occasional: a single record, or out of season
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Seasonality
| Month | Relative to peak | Share of visits | Typical class |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100% | <1% | High |
| February | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| March | 7% | <1% | Very high |
| April | 80% | <1% | Low |
| May | 47% | <1% | Very high |
| June | 29% | <1% | Low |
| July | 24% | <1% | Low |
| August | 25% | <1% | Very high |
| September | 18% | <1% | Very high |
| October | 8% | <1% | Low |
| November | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| December | 47% | <1% | Very high |
Squares with the highest reporting rate in January
| Square | Where | Share of visits | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| TL03 | Central Bedfordshire, England | 9% | High |
| NH71 | Highland, Scotland | <1% | Insufficient records |
| NH72 | Highland, Scotland | <1% | Insufficient records |
| NJ02 | Highland, Scotland | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| NO51 | Fife, Scotland | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| SD43 | Lancashire, England | <1% | Insufficient records |
| SK50 | Leicestershire, England | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| SK71 | Leicestershire, England | <1% | Insufficient records |
| SN77 | Ceredigion, Wales | <1% | Insufficient records |
| SO51 | Herefordshire, County of, England | <1% | Insufficient records |