Pheasants & Grouse in Spain
Our list for Spain has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Spain in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 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