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

Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca

Described by: Meisner (1804)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Termignon, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France - May 30, 2003 © Pascal Dubois  Termignon, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France - May 30, 2003 © Pascal Dubois 
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Range

Sc. Europe;
(1) Alps of se. France, Switzerland, s. Germany (Bavaria), w. Austria (w. Carinthia), n. Italy including the Apennines of c. and s. Italy, and w. Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia).
(2) Se. Yugoslavia (Serbia), Albania, Macedonia, and Greece including Ionian Islands e., sw. and c. Bulgaria to ex. sw. Romania.
(3) Sicily.
Mixed and indeterminate numbers of this species and the Chukar Partridge have been introduce into the United Kingdom, Russia, United States, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand.

Videos

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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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