Pheasants & Grouse in Greece
Our list for Greece has 6 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Greece in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusPassage migrantRare60–87 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Chukar 32–38 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