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Daurian Partridge - BirdForum Opus

Photo by: tomjenner
Khan Khentii reserve, Mongolia, April, 2009
Perdix dauurica

Identification

Photo by: Askar Isabekov
Tien Shan, Kazakhstan, July-2017

28-30cm

  • Brown back
  • Grey below
  • Buff central breast
  • Black patch on belly
  • Orange face
  • Orange bristles when breeding
  • Grey head

Female

  • Duller
  • Smaller belly patch

Juvenile

  • Grey brown
  • No facial or underpart markings

Distribution

Asia: found in Russia, Siberia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, China, Tibet
Southeast Asia: Philippines

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • P. d. dauurica:
  • P. d. suschkini:
  • Steppes of Manchuria to western China (Gansu and Qinghai)

Three additional subspecies castaneothorax, turcomana and przewalskii are generally considered invalid[2]

Habitat

Farmland, open countryside with some shrubs.

Behaviour

Terrestrial.

Breeding

The nest is a lined depression into which 18-20 eggs are laid.

Diet

The diet includes seeds, though the young take insects.

Vocalisation

Song: harsh kieerr-ik.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

Recommended Citation

External Links

Link to more photos by tomjenner

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