Pheasants & Grouse in New Zealand
Our list for New Zealand has 6 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New Zealand in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorRare32–38 cmRegularly Jul–May
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly May–Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chukar 32–38 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Golden Pheasant 90–105 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