Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Stone Partridge
The Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) 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 Odontophoridae (New World Quail) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Ptilopachus petrosus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Stone Partridge
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilopachus petrosus petrosus
- Ptilopachus petrosus brehmi
- Ptilopachus petrosus major
- Ptilopachus petrosus florentiae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao petrosus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Gambia.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.758
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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