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Gray Partridge

Perdix perdixOrder: GALLIFORMESFamily: Turkeys and Grouse (Phasianidae)
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Overview

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.

Range and Habitat

Gray Partridge: Introduced from Europe to many parts of northern United States and southern Canada, favors open farmlands and grassy fields.

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Voice Text

"kee-ah"

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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