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Partridges are medium-sized game birds, generally intermediate in size between the larger pheasants, smaller quail; they're ground-dwelling birds that feature variable plumage colouration across species, with most tending to grey and brown.
Partridges are plump, midsize birds with curved bills that live in various habitats around the world. Learn about their diet, mating, nesting, and the threats they face from human activities.
Learn about the Partridge, a small, chicken-like bird in the pheasant family. Find out about its description, distribution, behavior, reproduction, and more.
Partridge is a term for various small game birds in the family Phasianidae, native to the Old World. Learn about the different species, such as gray partridge, chukar, francolin, and snow partridge, and their characteristics, habitats, and uses.
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The grey partridge (Perdix perdix), also known as the grey-legged partridge, English partridge, Hungarian partridge, or hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
A plump chickenlike bird with a rotund body, small head, and short tail. Adult has an orange face, gray breast, rusty stripes on the sides, and a white belly with a chestnut brown patch (smaller or absent on female).
The Gray Partridge is a portly game bird with a rusty face, tail, streaks down the sides, and a dark belly patch. It walks through agricultural fields and grasslands feasting on seeds. Small groups called coveys forage together year-round and explode into a scratchy, squawking flight when disturbed even at a considerable distance.
