Species · Connecticut · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Ring-necked Pheasant Population Trend in Connecticut
Ring-necked Pheasant in Connecticut has collapsed: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
-94%Since 1968
17Routes In State
35Years
Notable Ring-necked Pheasant Trends in Connecticut
long arc declinecomputed index
Ring-necked Pheasant has collapsed in Connecticut: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
Ring-necked Pheasant Population Forecast in Connecticut
If the recent trend holds, Ring-necked Pheasant in Connecticut is projected to fall about 100% by 2017 — from 0.08 in 2012 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.77). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±176.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-100%Change by 2017
0.00Projected 2017 index
0.00–0.7795% range
±176.9%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.77 |
| 2014 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.77 |
| 2015 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.77 |
| 2016 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.77 |
| 2017 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.77 |
Ring-necked Pheasant Survey Routes in Connecticut
| No Woodbury | 4 | 1999 | 1976 |
| Willimantic | 2 | 1991 | 1968 |
| Greenwich | 2 | 2000 | 1967 |
| Mystic | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
| E Hartland | 1 | 1979 | 1966 |
| Buckingham | 1 | 2003 | 1972 |
| Uncasville | 1 | 1977 | 1977 |
| Woodstock | 1 | 1982 | 1970 |
| Westbrook | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Sherman | 1 | 2012 | 1975 |
| Danbury | 1 | 1988 | 1968 |
| Warren | 1 | 1983 | 1979 |
| Long Hill | 1 | 1988 | 1972 |
| Mid Haddam | 1 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Southington | 1 | 1992 | 1975 |
| New Hartford | 1 | 1981 | 1979 |
| Granby | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
Ring-necked Pheasant Population Trend in Other States
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Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.