Pheasants & Grouse in Iowa
Our list for Iowa has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Iowa in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentRare41–50 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
ChukarAlectoris chukarScarceRare32–38 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Chukar 32–38 cm
- Ruffed Grouse 41–50 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Wild Turkey 100–125 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