Pheasants & Grouse in Manitoba
Our list for Manitoba has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Manitoba in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorCommon28–32 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusWinter visitorCommon41–50 cmRecorded all year
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaPassage migrantRare34–36 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 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