Pheasants & Grouse in Portugal
Our list for Portugal has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Portugal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 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