GOBIERNO DE ARAGON UE FEADER REDR

Red-legged

BIRDING ARAGÓN

Red-legged

Alectoris rufa
Perdiz roja

Description

L:cm; W: cm; 33-38cm.

Back of brown color, something reddish; gray underparts on chest, reddish on abdomen; ribbed black collar, chestnut, white and black striped flanks; red bill, eyering, and legs. Male with broad, shiny black spots at base of bill and collar; spurs on both legs compact in appearance. Female with smaller, dull black spots at base of bill and collar; no spurs, with spurs on one or both legs, but pointed. Juveniles brown, without barring on the flanks; throat without black border; brown beak.

Perdiz roja Alectoris rufa Red-legged Partridge
  • Observation difficulty: Easy
  • Status: Resident.
  • Optimal Season:Dec-Jan
  • Conservation Status: Not threatened
  • Hábitat: Cosmopolitan

Best places to see in Aragón

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ROUTES

PROVINCES

Zaragoza. Teruel

REGIONS

Monegros; Bajo Cinca; Bajo Aragón; Caspe; Campo Belchite y Bajo Martín; Campo de Daroca y Jiloca

Special Protected Areas (SPA)