Pheasants & Grouse in Ukraine
Our list for Ukraine 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 Ukraine 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 Apr–Sep
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixPassage migrantRare40–55 cmRegularly Apr–May
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusPassage migrantRare60–87 cmRegularly Apr
ChukarAlectoris chukarScarceRare32–38 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Chukar 32–38 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