Pheasants & Grouse in China
Our list for China has 11 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 3 summer visitors, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in China in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiaeSummer visitorUncommon100–120 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusSummer visitorUncommon90–105 cmRecorded all year
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentRare32–38 cmRecorded all year
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesiiSummer visitorRare100–210 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaPassage migrantRare34–36 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixPassage migrantRare40–55 cmRegularly May–Jan
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusScarceRare28–30 cmRegularly Dec
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Green-legged Partridge 28–30 cm
- Chukar 32–38 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Black Grouse 40–55 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Golden Pheasant 90–105 cm
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant 100–120 cm
- Reeves's Pheasant 100–210 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