Summary ⁶

The Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) also known as the English Partridge, Hungarian Partridge, or Hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The species has been successfully introduced to many parts of the world for shooting, including vast areas of North America, where it is most commonly known as Hungarian partridge, or just "Hun". Widespread and common throughout its large range, the Grey Partridge is evaluated as Least Concern...

Description ⁷

The grey partridge is native to Britain, and was once known simply as 'the partridge'. The introduced red-legged partridge became so common, however, that the pre-fix 'grey' was added (4). A relatively small-headed, rotund gamebird, the grey partridge has an orange face and throat, green bill and grey legs (2). In males, the white underbelly is marked with an obvious chestnut coloured horseshoe on the lower breast (5). Females are similar in appearance, but duller in colour. Grey partridges fly close to the ground, interspersing bouts of wing flapping with wobbly glides, producing a whirring noise as the wings flap (5). The voice includes a high, hoarse 'keev', and a 'pitt-pitt-pitt' when alarmed (2).

Statut ⁸

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Sources and Credits

1. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/jcs-perdix-perdix-56634.jpg
2. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/SDL-Perdix-perdix-00007.jpg
3. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/SDL-Perdix-perdix-00001.jpg
4. (c) Wikimedia Commons, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Perdix_perdix_%28Marek_Szczepanek%29.jpg/460px-Perdix_perdix_%28Marek_Szczepanek%29.jpg
5. (c) Tatiana Bulyonkova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4773234663_2ab128039e.jpg
6. Adapted by Roger Simard from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdix_perdix
7. Adapted by Roger Simard from a work by (c) Wildscreen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/6683419
8. (c) Roger Simard, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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