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;[[:Category:Alectoris|Alectoris]] rufa | ;[[:Category:Alectoris|Alectoris]] rufa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Light brown back | + | 34–38 cm (13¼-15 in) |
+ | *Light brown back | ||
+ | *Grey breast | ||
+ | *Buff belly | ||
+ | *White face | ||
+ | *Black gorget | ||
+ | *Rufous-streaked flanks | ||
+ | *Red legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[France]], [[Iberia]] and | + | [[Europe]]: found in [[France]], [[Iberia]] and [[Italy]]. |
+ | |||
+ | Introduced to many countries, including [[Britain]] and [[New Zealand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | There are 3 subspecies. | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''A. r. rufa'': | ||
+ | :*[[France]], north-western [[Italy]], Elba and [[Corsica]] | ||
+ | *''A. r. hispanica'': | ||
+ | :*North and west Iberian Peninsula | ||
+ | *''A. r. intercedens'': | ||
+ | :*East and south Iberian Peninsula and [[Balearic Islands]] | ||
+ | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Varied habitat, from farmland to moorland. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | 10-16 smooth, glossy, yellowish-white eggs with reddish-buff or greyish markings | + | ====Breeding==== |
− | + | They nest on the ground. The clutch consists of 10-16 smooth, glossy, yellowish-white eggs with reddish-buff or greyish markings, which are incubated for 23-25 days. | |
− | + | ====Diet==== | |
− | + | Their diet consists of roots, grain and shoots of grass and cereals, berries. They also take insects (including their eggs). | |
===Vocalisation=== | ===Vocalisation=== | ||
− | + | '''Call''': ''ka-chu-chu''. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2016) |
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 22:01, 29 September 2016
- Alectoris rufa
Identification
34–38 cm (13¼-15 in)
- Light brown back
- Grey breast
- Buff belly
- White face
- Black gorget
- Rufous-streaked flanks
- Red legs
Distribution
Europe: found in France, Iberia and Italy.
Introduced to many countries, including Britain and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- A. r. rufa:
- A. r. hispanica:
- North and west Iberian Peninsula
- A. r. intercedens:
- East and south Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands
Habitat
Varied habitat, from farmland to moorland.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest on the ground. The clutch consists of 10-16 smooth, glossy, yellowish-white eggs with reddish-buff or greyish markings, which are incubated for 23-25 days.
Diet
Their diet consists of roots, grain and shoots of grass and cereals, berries. They also take insects (including their eggs).
Vocalisation
Call: ka-chu-chu.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-legged Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-legged_Partridge
External Links