Pheasants & Grouse in Sweden
Our list for Sweden has 6 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 2 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Sweden in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixResidentUncommon40–55 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Aug
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusResidentRare60–87 cmRecorded all year
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorRare34–36 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Black Grouse 40–55 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Western Capercaillie 60–87 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