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Gray Partridge

Perdix perdixOrder: GALLIFORMES Family: Turkeys and Grouse (Phasianidae)
Codes: Common Name: GRAP Scientific Name: PERPER ITIS Taxonomic No.: 175915
Gray Partridge Head Illustration

Head

Topo Map: Perching-like Head
  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Ranges from light to dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Plain
  • Crown Color: Gray-brown
  • Forehead Color: Orange-brown
  • Nape Color: Gray-brown
  • Throat Color: Orange-brown
  • Cere color: No Data
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Gray Partridge Body Illustration

Body

Topo Map: Perching-like Body
  • Length Range: 30-33 cm (11.8-13 in)
  • Weight: 397 g (14 oz)
  • Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
  • Color: Brown, Gray, Rufous or Rust
  • Underparts: Gray-brown streaked neck and upper breast, heavy red-brown streaking on flanks and red-brown patch on white belly.
  • Upperparts: Gray-brown with Red-brown mottling.
  • Back Pattern: Barred or banded, Striped or streaked
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Barred or banded
Gray Partridge Flight Illustration

Flight

Topo Map: Perching-like Flight
  • Flight Pattern: Alternates series of rapid stiff wing beats with short glides.
  • Wingspan Range: 46-56 cm (18-22 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Barred
  • Upper Tail: Orange-brown
  • Under Tail: Orange-brown
  • Leg Color: Yellow-orange
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Family Grouse (Phasianidae)_blue
Species Perdix perdix
Length11.8 - 13 Inches
Wingspan20 Inches

Gray Partridge

Gray Partridge: Gray-brown ground bird with rufous face and throat. Body complexly barred and streaked with red and white. Dark red belly patch. Legs and feet are yellow-orange. Prefers to walk rather than fly. Introduced to North America as a game bird in the early 1900s. AKA Hungarian Partridge.

● Song: "kee-ah"

● Foraging & Feeding: Gray Partridge: Forages primarily at dawn and dusk, feeding on the seeds of grasses and other plants.

● Breeding & nesting: Gray Partridge: Five to twenty white or olive eggs are laid in a simple scrape on the ground with few dry plant materials added. Female incubates the eggs for 21 to 26 days. Chicks leave nest within one day of hatching and are tended by both parents.

● Similar species: Gray Partridge: Chuckar is larger and has a reddish bill and legs.

Flight Pattern

Alternates series of rapid stiff wing beats with short glides.
Gray Partridge Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Gray Partridge: Introduced from Europe to many parts of northern United States and southern Canada, favors open farmlands and grassy fields.
BreedingSolitary nester
PopulationDeclining
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight14 Ounces
Perching-like HeadX
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4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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ITIS CodesX

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was established in the mid-1990�s as a cooperative project among several federal agencies to improve and expand upon taxonomic data (known as the NODC Taxonomic Code) maintained by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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