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Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
BTO Codes:
RL , RELPA
EURING No:
3580
Number in Britain:
136 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
2 Concern, most in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(C1) Introduced Breeder
Subspecies:
rufa recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
33 cm
Wingspan:
48 cm
Weight:
M/F: 490 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: alektoris =domestic hen
and L.: rufus =ruddy
World Distribution:
sw Europe, INTRODUCED: Britain, c Europe
Habitat:
Open or scrubby country, farmland
Diet:
Seeds (grain and weed), leaves, roots
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
72 to 200 thousand territories
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
First Record:
1668
First Breeding Record:
Introduced Suffolk 1770
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Arable Farmland
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
2 to 4.5 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II*&III*), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
40 x 31 mm
Egg Weight:
20.1 g (of which 10 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
3
Clutch Size:
10 - 16 eggs
Incubation:
23 - 24 days
by the:
Female or Male
Fledging:
10 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1/2
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
1
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Not Ringed
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Cearc-thomain-dhearg-chasach
Welsh:
Petrisen Goesgoch
Danish:
Chukarhøne
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
Spanish:
Perdiz turca
Swedish:
Berghöna
Local Names: French Partridge
Collective Noun: Covey
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
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]
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