Red-legged partridge: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-legged partridge lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Alectoris rufa
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Europe
Mass	20.1 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the red-legged partridge live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-legged partridge in 6 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In France, United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Spain
France (introduced)
United Kingdom (introduced)
Portugal (introduced)
Italy (introduced)
Sweden (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a red-legged partridge?

Wikidata records the following for the red-legged partridge: mass 20.1 g (birth weight).

Is the red-legged partridge endangered?

The red-legged partridge’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-legged partridge?

The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Alectoris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-legged partridge

The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is sometimes known as French partridge, to distinguish it from the English or grey partridge. The genus name is from Ancient Greek alektoris a farmyard chicken, and rufa is Latin for red or rufous.

It is a rotund bird, with a light brown back, grey breast and buff belly. The face is white with a black gorget. It has rufous-streaked flanks and red legs. When disturbed, it prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings. This is a seed-eating species, but the young in particular take insects as an essential protein supply. The call is a three-syllable ka-chu-chu.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-legged partridge (revision 1319530754), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754863 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).