Pheasant Call MP3s
Authentic Common Pheasant crowing and calling audio, useful for locating birds, practising calls, or simply getting to know the sound before opening day.
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About this species
A ground-dwelling gamebird measuring roughly 75 cm, the Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is unmistakable — the cock spectacular in coppery, iridescent plumage with a green head and very long barred tail. It keeps to woodland edges, copses and reedy field margins.
The cock's far-carrying, explosive double 'kok-kok' crow is followed by a whirr of wings. It scratches for grain, seeds, berries and invertebrates along woodland edges. It crouches until almost trodden on, then flushes with an explosive whirr of wings and a loud crow. It is a classic quarry of the autumn hunting season throughout Greece, the Mediterranean and beyond.
Legal use
The Common Pheasant is native to a wide band of Asia and the Caucasus/Black Sea region, but its huge global hunting popularity comes almost entirely from introduced, actively managed populations — most notably in the UK, continental Europe, and North America, where tens of millions of farm-reared birds (an estimated 35-50 million in the UK alone) are released annually for shooting under national and regional game laws. Season dates, licensing, and release rules differ significantly by country and even by region within countries (for example, US state wildlife agencies set their own dates and bag limits, and the UK season runs roughly 1 October to 1 February). Because it is so widely but variably regulated, confirm the specific season and licence requirements for your location and see our full country-by-country disclaimer.