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Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa   [Linnaeus, 1758]
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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
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Population and Distribution
Population Trend: Wider Countryside Report
Regional Trends: England   English Regions
Distribution: Atlas Maps    (Help with the New Atlas)    BBS Maps
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
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WBD(II*&III*), Bern(III)
Survey Results: BirdTrack
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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
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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
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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
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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]
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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