British Population Size:
Summer:
70 to 75 thousand pairs
in 2000
 
First Record:
Recorded in Medieval times
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Conservation Status:
RED
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
Races of Concern:
perdix RED (Recent Decline)
UK Biodiversity Action Plan
(Lead Partner: GCT)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Arable Farmland
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
1 to 2.3 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I*&II*&III*), Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
36 x 27 mm
Egg Weight:
14.1 g (of which 10 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
8
Clutch Size:
13 - 16 eggs
Incubation:
23- 25 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
14 - 16days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
0.550
Juvenile Survival:
0.220 (to age . )
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
3
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
5 years 2 months 13 days (set in 1978)
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
F
Wing Length
Adult:
159.7 ± 4.5
Range
150.0 - 173.0 mm, (N = 29)
Juvenile:
159.0 ± 3.7
Range
150.0 - 166.0 mm, (N = 84)
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Seasonal:
Summer 433.3 ± 61.23 (N = 12)  
Autumn 395.7 ± 15.45 (N = 15)
Winter 415.3 ± 27.09 (N = 82)  
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Cearc-thomain
Welsh:
Petrisen
Danish:
Agerhøne
Dutch:
Patrijs
Finnish:
Peltopyy
French:
Perdrix grise
German:
Rebhuhn
Hungarian:
Fogoly
Icelandic:
Akurhæna
Irish:
Patraisc
Italian:
Starna
Norwegian:
Rapphøne
Polish:
Kuropatwa zwyczajna
Portuguese:
Perdiz-cinzenta
Spanish:
Perdiz pardilla
Swedish:
Rapphöna
Local Names: English Partridge
Collective Noun: Covey
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Potts, G.R. 1986 The partridge: pesticides, predation and conservation Collins, London
[598.544 POT]
Potts, G.R. 2012 Partridges Collins, London
[598.544 POT]
Johnsgard, P.A. 1988 The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the world Oxford University Press
[598.544 JON]
See Also:
Find scientific papers on Google Scholar
or Scirus by clicking the icon
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead