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Common Name

Red Legged Partridge

Alternate Names

French Partridge

Common Type

Partridge

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae

Genus

Alectoris

Species

rufa

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Britain

Number of Sub-Species

Three Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Breeds in dry woodlands otherwise will live in open stony areas and farmland.

Distribution and Range

Originally from France, Iberia and Italy and has been established in England and Wales

Food

Forages for seeds but the young will take insects for protein.

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