Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Galliformes
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Family: Phasianidae |
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BTO Codes:
RL, RELPA
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EURING No: 3580 | |
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Number in Britain:
136 thousand territories (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(C1) Introduced Breeder
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Subspecies:
rufa recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
33 cm
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Wingspan: 48 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 490 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: alektoris=domestic hen and L.: rufus=ruddy |
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World Distribution:
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sw Europe, INTRODUCED: Britain, c Europe |
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Habitat:
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Open or scrubby country, farmland |
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Diet:
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Seeds (grain and weed), leaves, roots |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
72 to 200 thousand territories
in 2000
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First Record:
c. 1670
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First Breeding Record:
Introduced Suffolk 1770
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
Not Assessed
1996-2001
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
2 to 4.5 million pairs
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II*&III*), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
40 x 31 mm
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Egg Weight: 20.1 g (of which 10 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
3
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Clutch Size:
10 - 16 eggs
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Incubation:
23- 24 days
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by the: Female or Male |
Fledging:
10 days
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Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1/2
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Number Ringed:
1
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Ring Size:
Not Ringed
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: Cearc-thomain-dhearg-chasach | Welsh: Petrisen Goesgoch |
| Danish: Rødhøne | Dutch: Aziatische steenpatrijs |
| Finnish: Vuoripyy | French: Perdrix chukar |
| German: Chukarhuhn | Hungarian: Csukár |
| Icelandic: Berghæna | Irish: Patraisc Chosdearg |
| Italian: Coturnice orientale | Norwegian: Balkanhøne |
| Polish: Góropatwa czerwona | Portuguese: Perdiz-chukar |
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Spanish:
Perdiz turca
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Swedish: Berghöna |
| Local Names:French Partridge | |
| Collective Noun:Covey | |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Johnsgard, P.A. 1988 The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the world Oxford University Press [598.544 JON] | |
| Madge, S. & MacGowan, P. 2002 Pheasants, partridges and grouse Pica Press, Sussex [598.544 MAD] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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