Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufa(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Red-legged Partridge
The Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) 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 rufa
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Red-legged Partridge
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Alectoris rufa rufa
- Alectoris rufa hispanica
- Alectoris rufa intercedens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao rufus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Southern Europe, restricted type locality, northern Italy, fide Hartert.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.160
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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