Grey Partridge

Perdix perdix - Perdrix grise

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Phasianidés

  • Genus
    :

    Perdix

  • Species
    :

    perdix

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 31 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 45 à 48 cm.
  • Weight
    : 310 à 570 g
Longevity

7 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Perdrix grise
adult
Perdrix grise
♀ adult

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

  • Perdix perdix perdix (s Scandinavia and Britain to Bulgaria and Greece)
  • Perdix perdix armoricana (w and s France)
  • Perdix perdix sphagnetorum (ne Netherlands, nw Germany)
  • Perdix perdix hispaniensis (ne Portugal and n Spain)
  • Perdix perdix italica (Italy)
  • Perdix perdix lucida (Finland to the Ural Mts. and n Caucasus)
  • Perdix perdix canescens (Turkey to the Caucasus and nw Iran)
  • Perdix perdix robusta (Ural Mts. to sw Siberia and nw China)

Foreign names

  • Perdrix grise,
  • Perdiz pardilla,
  • charrela-comum,
  • Rebhuhn,
  • fogoly,
  • Patrijs,
  • Starna,
  • rapphöna,
  • Rapphøne,
  • jarabica poľná,
  • koroptev polní,
  • Agerhøne,
  • peltopyy,
  • perdiu xerra,
  • Akurhæna,
  • kuropatwa (zwyczajna),
  • laukirbe,
  • jerebica,
  • Серая куропатка,
  • ヨーロッパヤマウズラ,
  • 灰山鹑,
  • 灰山鶉,

Voice song and cries

Perdrix grise
♂ adult

Habitat

Perdrix grise
♂ adult

Shrubland : Temperate ; Grassland : Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 19-03-2024
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