rock partridge
alectoris graeca latin

The Rock Partridge takes a wide variety of seeds and some insect food.

A surface car came from Rimwall West and it was like a hawk into a nest of rock partridge."

A hawk falling from the crimson sky captured his awareness as it captured a rock partridge in flight.

Habitat as Rock Partridge, also in deserts.

The Rock Partridge is a rotund bird, with a light brown back, grey breast and buff belly.

Rock Partridge.

Our pace was slow enough that a few Akkadians had dismounted to hunt along the way, shooting at rock partridge and the occasional startled hare.

Kopaonik has many species of birds, such rock partridge, scops owl, red-backed shrike, and the wood lark.

It is replaced in southeastern Europe by the very similar Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca).

Very like Rock Partridge, but with less black between bill and eyes, grey speckling on throat above breast-band, and fewer, larger flank bars.

The bird known as Rock Partridge in English is actually a member of another genus, the Alectoris graeca.

Further complication arises as, particularly within the USA, the name "rock partridge" has been used for a variety of Alectoris species and hybrids.

Randi, Ettore (2006): Evolutionary and conservation genetics of the rock partridge, Alectoris graeca.

There is some confusion in the naming of this species because the name of this bird in many languages translates literally into English as "rock partridge".

Alectoris graeca mediterranea Maurer-Chauvire' (rock partridge)

In the past the Chukar group was included with the Rock Partridge (also known as the Greek Partridge).

Eimeria tenella - rock partridge (Alectoris graeca), chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)

The most widespread species are the Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) and Golden Eagle, which is also Albania's national animal.

The Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

For instance, in Dutch the species is rotspatrijs, in German - Felsenhenne, in French - poulette de roche - all literal translations of "rock partridge".

ROCK PARTRIDGE Alectoris graeca.

Bird species include the golden eagle, snake eagle, honey buzzard, peregrine falcon, capercaillie, rock partridge, scops owl, Eurasian eagle owl and the snow finch.

The release of captive stock in some parts of southern Europe can threaten native populations of Rock Partridge and Red-legged Partridge with which they may hybridize.

It has been considered to form a superspecies complex along with the Rock Partridge, Philby's Partridge and Przevalski's Partridge and treated in the past as conspecific particularly with the first.

It is very similar to the Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) with which it has been lumped in the past but is browner on the back and has a yellowish tinge to the foreneck.

It is replaced in southeastern Europe by the very similar Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca).

The bird known as Rock Partridge in English is actually a member of another genus, the Alectoris graeca.

Eimeria tenella - rock partridge (Alectoris graeca), chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)

The most widespread species are the Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) and Golden Eagle, which is also Albania's national animal.

The Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

Animals include a partridge (alectoris graeca) and a peacock, in the foreground, both having symbolical meanings, a cat and a mysterious lion in the shade on the right.

It is very similar to the Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) with which it has been lumped in the past but is browner on the back and has a yellowish tinge to the foreneck.

Two species at least have been introduced to the shouf area for hunting and expanded their range into the reserve, the two species are: Rock partridge (Alectoris graeca), and Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus).