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;[[:Category:Alectoris|Alectoris]] graeca | ;[[:Category:Alectoris|Alectoris]] graeca | ||
'''Includes: Sicilian Rock Partridge''' | '''Includes: Sicilian Rock Partridge''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 32–37 cm (12½-14½ in) | ||
*Rotund | *Rotund | ||
*Light brown back | *Light brown back | ||
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*Rufous-streaked flanks | *Rufous-streaked flanks | ||
*Red legs | *Red legs | ||
| − | + | ====Similar Species==== | |
| + | [[Image:Stonepartridgebf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|''A. g. saxatilis''<br />Photo by {{user|Wintibird|Wintibird}} <br />Valais, [[Switzerland]], May 2015]] | ||
| + | [[Chukar Partridge]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to southeastern [[Europe]]; replaced further east by [[Chukar Partridge]], and west by [[Red-legged Partridge]]. | Endemic to southeastern [[Europe]]; replaced further east by [[Chukar Partridge]], and west by [[Red-legged Partridge]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Four subspecies are accepted: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''A. g. saxatilis'' - Alps, from France to | + | Four subspecies are accepted<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>: |
| − | *''A. g. graeca'' - Serbia and Albania to Greece and Bulgaria | + | *''A. g. saxatilis'' - Alps, from [[France]] to western [[Croatia]] |
| − | *''A. g. orlandoi'' - Italy | + | *''A. g. graeca'' - [[Serbia]] and [[Albania]] to [[Greece]] and [[Bulgaria]] |
| − | *''A. g. whitakeri'' - Sicily (sometimes regarded as a separate species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>) | + | *''A. g. orlandoi'' - [[Italy]] |
| + | *''A. g. whitakeri'' - [[Sicily]] (sometimes regarded as a separate species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>) | ||
| + | Subspecies ''orlandoi'' is not accepted by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Rocky mountain and hill sides with short grass, sparse shrubs and trees. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | They nest in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 5-21 eggs. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They have a mainly vegetarian diet which consists of a wide variety of seeds, fruits and other plant matter. The also eat some insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#Corso, A. (2010). Sicilian Rock Partridge: identification and taxonomy. ''Dutch Birding'' 32(2): 79-96. | #Corso, A. (2010). Sicilian Rock Partridge: identification and taxonomy. ''Dutch Birding'' 32(2): 79-96. | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Alectoris+graeca}} | {{GSearch|Alectoris+graeca}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Alectoris]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Alectoris]] | ||
Revision as of 22:27, 10 October 2016
- Alectoris graeca
Includes: Sicilian Rock Partridge
Identification
32–37 cm (12½-14½ in)
- Rotund
- Light brown back
- Grey breast
- Buff belly
- White face with black gorget
- Rufous-streaked flanks
- Red legs
Similar Species
Distribution
Endemic to southeastern Europe; replaced further east by Chukar Partridge, and west by Red-legged Partridge.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies are accepted[2]:
- A. g. saxatilis - Alps, from France to western Croatia
- A. g. graeca - Serbia and Albania to Greece and Bulgaria
- A. g. orlandoi - Italy
- A. g. whitakeri - Sicily (sometimes regarded as a separate species[1])
Subspecies orlandoi is not accepted by all authorities[3].
Habitat
Rocky mountain and hill sides with short grass, sparse shrubs and trees.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 5-21 eggs.
Diet
They have a mainly vegetarian diet which consists of a wide variety of seeds, fruits and other plant matter. The also eat some insects.
References
- Corso, A. (2010). Sicilian Rock Partridge: identification and taxonomy. Dutch Birding 32(2): 79-96.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rock Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rock_Partridge
