Pheasants & Grouse in Canada
Our list for Canada has 7 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Canada in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorRare34–36 cmRegularly May–Mar
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentRare32–38 cmRecorded all year
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Chukar 32–38 cm
- Ruffed Grouse 41–50 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Wild Turkey 100–125 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