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;[[:Category:Alectoris|Alectoris]] barbara | ;[[:Category:Alectoris|Alectoris]] barbara | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Light grey face and throat | *Light grey face and throat | ||
*Broad rufous neck collar with white spots | *Broad rufous neck collar with white spots | ||
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Southern [[Europe]] and northern [[Africa]]. | Southern [[Europe]] and northern [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| − | + | ''Alectoris barbara'' has four subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''A. b. koenigi'': | *''A. b. koenigi'': | ||
:*North-western [[Morocco]]; introduced to [[Canary Islands]] and southern [[Spain]] | :*North-western [[Morocco]]; introduced to [[Canary Islands]] and southern [[Spain]] | ||
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'''Call''': ''tree-tree-tree chehche'' | '''Call''': ''tree-tree-tree chehche'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Alectoris+barbara}} | {{GSearch|Alectoris+barbara}} | ||
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Revision as of 23:43, 29 March 2018
- Alectoris barbara
Identification
34–38 cm (13¼-15 in)
- Light grey face and throat
- Broad rufous neck collar with white spots
- Dark reddish brown central crown stripe
- Blue grey shoulders and back
- Rufous-streaked white flanks
- Red legs
Sexes similar
Distribution
Southern Europe and northern Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Alectoris barbara has four subspecies[1]:
- A. b. koenigi:
- North-western Morocco; introduced to Canary Islands and southern Spain
- A. b. barbara:
- A. b. spatzi:
- A. b. barbata:
Habitat
Dry, open and often hilly country.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a ground scrape. The 8-16 eggs are incubated for 24 days.
Diet
The diet includes insects and seeds.
Vocalisation
Call: tree-tree-tree chehche
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- gbwf.org
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
External Links
