Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pheasants and Partridges :: Red-legged Partridge

Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Chaudron-en-Mauges, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Apr 2, 2002 © Alain Fossé  Chaudron-en-Mauges, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Apr 2, 2002 © Alain Fossé  Montreuil-sur-Loir, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Aug 15, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Italy - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Sw. Europe;
(1) S. France, Elba, nw. Italy and Corsica.
(2) Nw. Spain and n. Portugal.
(3) S. Spain and the Balearic Is.
Introduced to British Isles, c. Europe, Madeira and the Azores.

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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