Pheasants & Grouse in Austria
Our list for Austria has 7 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Austria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorUncommon34–36 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixSummer visitorRare40–55 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusPassage migrantRare60–87 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Black Grouse 40–55 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Western Capercaillie 60–87 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made