Rock partridge

Rock partridge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Alectoris
Species:
A. graeca
Binomial name
Alectoris graeca
(Meisner, 1804)
Subspecies

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Synonyms

Perdix graeca Meisner, 1804

Rock partridge

The rock partridge or common rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a gamebird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae, of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds). It is native to southern Europe, and is closely related and very similar to its eastern equivalent, the chukar partridge, A. chukar.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Alectoris graeca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22678684A183062253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22678684A183062253.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.