Barbary Partridge

Barbary Partridge

Taxobox
name = Barbary Partridge
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Galliformes
familia = Phasianidae
genus = "Alectoris"
species = "A. barbara"
binomial = "Alectoris barbara"
binomial_authority = (Bonnaterre, 1791)

The Barbary Partridge ("Alectoris barbara"), is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

This partridge has its main native range in North Africa, and is also native to Gibraltar [cite web|url=http://www.gonhs.org/Birds_000.htm|title=The Gibraltar Bird List: Bird species observed in or from the territory of Gibraltar|publisher=Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society|accessdate=2007-07-24] and the Canary Islands. It has been introduced to Portugal and Madeira, though there are no recent records of this species on the latter islands. It is closely related to its western European equivalent, the Red-legged Partridge ("Alectoris rufa").

This 33-36 cm bird is a resident breeder in dry, open and often hilly country. It nests in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 10-16 eggs. The Barbary Partridge takes a wide variety of seeds and some insect food.

The Barbary Partridge is a rotund bird, with a grey-brown back, grey breast and buff belly. The face is light grey with a broad reddish-brown gorget. It has rufous-streaked white flanks and red legs. When disturbed, it prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings.

It is similar to the Red-legged Partridge, but it has a different head and neck pattern. The song is a noisy "tre-tre-tre-tre-tre-cheeche-tre-tre-tre".

Notes

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=1003 IBC] Videos


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