Barbary Partridge
Alectoris barbara(Bonnaterre, PJ, 1790)
English (US) Barbary Partridge
The Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Alectoris barbara
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Barbary Partridge
- Described by
- (Bonnaterre, PJ, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Alectoris barbara koenigi
- Alectoris barbara spatzi
- Alectoris barbara barbara
- Alectoris barbara barbata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix Barbara
- Described by
- (Bonnaterre, PJ, 1790)
- Type locality
- No type locality given = Morocco, ex Edwards, pi. 70.
- Original description
- Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 1 p.208 pl.94 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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