Grey Partridge
BIRDING ARAGÓNGrey Partridge
Perdix perdix
Perdiz pardilla
Description
L:cm; W: cm; 28-30cm. 28-30cm.
Back grey, mottled white and brown; brown face; flank grey, with abundant transverse barring; gray breast with a broad horseshoe-shaped spot on male, small or no spot on female. Male with reddish-brown face; capirote brown, with gray edge; back with gray-brown bottom; whitish abdomen.Female with less reddish face; heavily scratched hood; brown back. Juveniles without orange face, yellowish brown underparts streaked with light, with whitish throat and abdomen; flank longitudinally streaked with white; dark peak.
- Observation difficulty: Hard
- Status: Resident.
- Optimal Season:Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Vulnerable
- Hábitat: High mountain
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza
REGIONS
La Jacetania; Sobrarbe; Ribagorza
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
SIERRA Y CAÑONES DE GUARA. ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO. LOS VALLES. POSETS – MALADETA. COLLARADA – IBÓN DE IP. VIÑAMALA. ALTO CINCA. COTIELLA – SIERRA FERRERA. EL TURBÓN Y SIERRA DE SÍS. SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA Y PEÑA OROEL. SIERRA DE CANCIÁS – SILVES. SIERRAS DE SANTO DOMINGO Y CABALLERA Y RÍO ONSELLA. SIERRA DE MONCAYO – LOS FAYOS – SIERRA DE ARMAS