Philby's Partridge

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When to see the Philby's Partridge

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Philby's Partridge

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Philby's Partridge

Philby's partridge or Philby's rock partridge, is a relative of the chukar, red-legged partridge and barbary partridges and is native to southwestern Saudi Arabia and northern Yemen. Although similar in appearance to other Alectoris species, Philby's partridge can be distinguished by its black cheeks and throat. Although not currently listed as an endangered species, the Arab Spring and destruction of its fragile habitat in the tribal areas of Northern Yemen had led to concerns about the survival of this species. The name commemorates the British explorer St John Philby.

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Easily confused with

Przevalski's PartridgeAlectoris magnaPrzevalski's partridge or the rusty-necklaced partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. Arabian PartridgeAlectoris melanocephalaLarger than other members of its genus, Alectoris, the Arabian partridge reaches a length of about 41 cm (16 in). Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbaraThe Barbary partridge is a rotund bird, with a grey-brown back, grey breast and buff belly.