Pheasants & Grouse in Montana
Our list for Montana has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 2 residents and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Montana 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 gallopavoWinter visitorCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year
ChukarAlectoris chukarWinter visitorRare32–38 cmRecorded all year
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