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Grey Partridge Perdix perdix [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
Books & Links
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)
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
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]
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
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I*&II*&III*), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
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
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
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]
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
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