See-see Partridge - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Seyed Babak Musavi
Gaz river Iran, May 2006

Ammoperdix griseogularis

Identification

22-25 cm

• Rounded body
• Sandy-brown plumage
• Wavy white and brown flank stripes
• Grey head
• Black stripe through the eye
• White cheek patch
• White spleckling on neck sides
  

Female is much duller

Similar Species

Female with Juveniles
Photo by ghaffar
Hormozgan, Bastak, Kookherd, Nerg e Gol modonu, Iran, July 2010

Sand Partridge

Distribution

Arid south-east Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Dry, open and hilly country.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes seeds and insects.

Breeding

It nests in a ground scrape and 8-16 eggs are laid.

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. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) See-see Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/See-see_Partridge

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