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British Population Size:
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Summer:
72 to 200 thousand territories
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Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
Suffolk, c. 1770
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First Breeding Record:
Introduced Suffolk 1770
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Conservation Status:
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
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1996-2001
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Races of Concern:
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Arable Farmland
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
2 to 4.5 million pairs
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
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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
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Fledging:
10 days
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as:
Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1/2
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See trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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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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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
Not Ringed
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Weight
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Seasonal:
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Other Names
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Gaelic:
Cearc-thomain-dhearg-chasach
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Welsh:
Petrisen Goesgoch
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Danish:
Rødhøne
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Dutch:
Aziatische steenpatrijs
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Finnish:
Vuoripyy
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French:
Perdrix chukar
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German:
Chukarhuhn
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Hungarian:
Csukár
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Icelandic:
Berghæna
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Irish:
Patraisc Chosdearg
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Italian:
Coturnice orientale
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Norwegian:
Balkanhøne
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Polish:
Góropatwa czerwona
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Portuguese:
Perdiz-chukar
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Spanish:
Perdiz turca
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Swedish:
Berghöna
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Local Names:French Partridge
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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]
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Madge, S. & MacGowan, P. 2002 Pheasants, partridges and grouse Pica Press, Sussex
[598.544 MAD]
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Potts, G.R. 2012 Partridges Collins, London
[598.544 POT]
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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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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Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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