Pheasants & Grouse in Alberta
Our list for Alberta has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Alberta in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorCommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoWinter visitorRare100–125 cmRecorded all year
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorRare32–38 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Chukar 32–38 cm
- Ruffed Grouse 41–50 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Wild Turkey 100–125 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