Pheasants & Grouse in Netherlands
Our list for Netherlands has 6 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Netherlands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Sep
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixPassage migrantRare40–55 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusScarceRare42–75 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Black Grouse 40–55 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 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