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Grey Partridge Perdix perdix   [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae
BTO Codes: P. , GREPA EURING No: 3670
Number in Britain: 73 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK: RED
European: 3 Concern, most not in Europe; Vulnerable
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (AC2)  Resident Breeder
Subspecies: perdix recorded in Britain (of 8 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 46 cm Weight: M/F: 390 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: perdix=a partridge
World Distribution: Europe, n&c Asia, INTRODUCED: s Canada & n US
Habitat: Farmland, steppe, wood edge
Diet: Leaves (grass, cereals, clover), weed seeds, cereal grain, chicks fed on insects (esp in first 2 weeks)
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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: 70 to 75 thousand pairs in 2000
    First Record: 11th Century [Fossil evidence from Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WBD(I*&II*&III*), Bern(III)
Survey Results: BirdTrack
Winter Farmland Bird Survey
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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 - 16 days as: Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 1
Trends in Breeding Productivity

Number Ringed: 22
Adult Survival: 0.55 Juvenile Survival: No data
Age at First Breeding: 1 year Typical Lifespan: 3 years
Maximum Recorded Age: 5yr2m
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Biometrics
Ring Size: F
Wing Length Adult: 161.3 ± 4.5 Range 155 - 170 mm, N =29
Juvenile: Insufficient Data.
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Weight Adult: Insufficient Data.
Juvenile: Insufficient Data.
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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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
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Potts, G.R. 1986 The partridge: pesticides, predation and conservation Collins, London [598.544 POT]
   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:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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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Find more papers on Scirus

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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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