Pheasants & Grouse in North Dakota
Our list for North Dakota has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Dakota in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorCommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusSummer visitorRare41–50 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentRare32–38 cmRegularly Mar–May
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