Barbary Partridge
Alectoris barbara
The Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara) is a rare partridges, pheasants, grouse, and alli found in 9 countries, weighing about 416 g. The Barbary partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae) of the order Galliformes.
About the Barbary Partridge
The Barbary partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae) of the order Galliformes. It is native to North Africa.
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How to identify it
The Barbary partridge is a rotund bird, with a grey-brown back, grey breast and buff belly. The face is light grey with a broad reddish-brown gorget. It has rufous-streaked white flanks and red legs. When disturbed, it prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings. It is closely related to its western European equivalent, the red-legged partridge. It is similar to the red-legged partridge, but it has a different head and neck pattern. The song is a noisy tre-tre-tre-tre-tre-cheeche-tre-tre-tre.
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in France.
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Barbary Partridge?
- The Barbary partridge is a rotund bird, with a grey-brown back, grey breast and buff belly. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Barbary Partridge?
- The Barbary Partridge is a large sized bird weighing about 416 g.
- Where can you see a Barbary Partridge?
- The Barbary Partridge occurs in 9 countries, including Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Gibraltar and Tunisia.
- What birds look similar to a Barbary Partridge?
- The Barbary Partridge is most easily confused with the Arabian Partridge, the Przevalski's Partridge and the Philby's Partridge.
- Is the Barbary Partridge endangered?
- The Barbary Partridge is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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