Name

Alectoris rufa

Red-legged partridge

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

Genus: Alectoris

Species: rufa

Habitat

Terrestrial. Open country, agricultural areas, cleared forest, moorland, steppes, forest edges.

Feeding

Free-living. Solitary, in pairs during breeding. Granivorous, sometimes insects.

Distribution

Southern Europe.

Conservation status

Apparently not threatened, although it is considered that there is insufficient information on its status.

Additional information

Sturdy red legs, black mottling on chest and barring on the side