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Common Partridge

Perdix perdix

The grey partridge (Perdix perdix) is a bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The scientific name is the Latin for "partridge".

Common Partridge
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Overview

The grey partridge (Perdix perdix) is a bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The scientific name is the Latin for "partridge".

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Terrestrial

Video

Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) feeding on a grey partridge (Perdix perdix).Credit: Plomp, Marc · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlSource ↗

Sounds

songJochem Verweij · OTTENBY, Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar län, Sweden · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Grey partridge Wikipedia

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