Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pheasants and Partridges :: Barbary Partridge

Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara

Described by: Bonnaterre (1792)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands, Spain - Jul 4, 2001 © Max Andrews  Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands, Spain - Jul 4, 2001 © Max Andrews 
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Range

North Africa;
Three populations;
(1) Nw. Morocco.
Introduced to the Canary Is.
(2) N. Mauritania, Morocco, n. Algeria and possibly n. Tunisia. Introduce to s. Spain (Gibraltar), and possibly Sardinia.
(3) S. Morocco, c. Algeria, s. Tunisia and se. Libya. N. Chad.
(4) Libya and nw. Egypt.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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