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Rock Partridge

Alectoris graeca(Meisner, CFA, 1804)

English (US) Rock Partridge

The Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 1 professional guide specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes. Best destinations: France.

Scientific name
Alectoris graeca
Family
Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
Order
Galliformes
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Rock Partridge
Described by
(Meisner, CFA, 1804)
Expert guides
1
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Expert Guides Specialised in Rock Partridge

These professional birding guides have listed Rock Partridge as a species they actively help clients observe.

JC

Jérémy Calvo

Haute-Savoie, France

Best Countries to See Rock Partridge

France

Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Perdix graeca
Described by
(Meisner, CFA, 1804)
Type locality
Based on Daubenton, PL enliun., pi. 231 = Greece, ex Buff on.
Original description
Systematisches Verzeichniss der Vögel, welche die Schweiz entweder bewohnen, oder theils zu bestimmten, theils zu unbestimmtin Zeiten besuchen, und sich auf der Gallerie der Bürger-Bibliothek in Bern ausgestopft befinden. p.41

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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