Perdix perdix

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Ecology:
List of Habitats :3.4Shrubland - Temperate 4.4Grassland - Temperate

Biology

Diet

Almost Exclusively:

• Seeds

• Insects

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : N/A
• Nest Location: N/A
• Nest Type: N/A
• Clutch Size: 8-15
• Length of Incubation : 23-25 days
• Days to Fledge : 13-15
• Number of Broods: 1

Migration

Nonmigratory

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Antholoba perdix (Verrill, 1882)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Aug-2005

Similar Species

Chukar

Members of the genus Perdix

There are approximately 38 species in this genus:

P. australis · P. barbata · P. coqui · P. cranchii · P. daurica · P. dauurica (Daurian Partridge) · P. dauurica dauurica · P. dauurica suschkini · P. dauuricae suschkini · P. erckelii · P. galliae · P. gutturalis · P. hilgerti · P. hodgsoniae (Tibetan Partridge) · P. hodgsoniae caraganae · P. hodgsoniae hodgsoniae · P. hodgsoniae sifanica · P. javanica · P. lerwa · P. melanocephala · P. ornata · P. palaeoperdix · P. perdix (Gray Partridge) · P. perdix armoricana · P. perdix canescens · P. perdix hispaniensis (Gray Partridge) · P. perdix italica · P. perdix lucida · P. perdix perdix (Gray Partridge) · P. perdix robusta · P. perdix sphagnetorum · P. perdix ssp · P. robusta · P. rubricollis · P. rufina · P. sephaena · P. swainsonii · P. varia

Bibliography

• Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Dickinson, E. C., ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checlist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. Princeton University Press. Princeton, New Jersey, USA. 1039. ISBN: 0-691-11701-2.
• Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
• Linnaeus (1758f): Syst. Nat. , ed. 10, 1, edition 10. Syst. Nat., edition 10, vol. 1
• Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)
• Rüppell, Eduard (1835): pp. 1-16 Vögel - Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. - In: Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig, entdeckt und beschrieben [.] (Siegmund Schmerber ed.), Frankfurt am Main, pp. 1-16 [plates I-VI]

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 31 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Ontario Nest Records
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• New Brunswick Museum, NBM birds
• Royal Ontario Museum, Bird specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• Senckenberg, Collection Aves
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Herts Bird Club - Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas : 1988-1992
• UK National Biodiversity Network, RSPB - Wader breeding survey in the Broads ESA in 1995
• University of Gdansk, Bird Migration Research Station, Ringing Data from the Bird Migration Research Station, University of GdaÅ„sk
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• , Bird specimens
• Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Upper Silesian Museum, Bird Observations

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3866647
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-677886
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13815970
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175915
• IUCN ID: 47040
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNLC01010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 177970

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