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The first gift listed is "a partridge in a pear tree", and these words end each verse. Since partridges are unlikely to be seen in pear trees (they are ground-nesting birds) [5] it has been suggested that the text "a pear tree" is a corruption of the French "une perdrix" (a partridge). [6]
The genus Arborophila was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson to accommodate a single species, the hill partridge, which is therefore the type species. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The genus name combines the Latin arbor , arboris meaning "tree" with the Ancient Greek philos meaning "-loving".
Chukar Patridge from United Arab Emirates. The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), or simply chukar, is a Palearctic upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.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.
The grey partridge (Perdix perdix) is a bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The scientific name is the Latin for "partridge". Taxonomy
The bar-backed partridge is typically 280 mm (11 in) long in total, with an average wingspan of 144 mm (5.7 in) for males and 134 mm (5.3 in) for females of the species. They usually have 6–7 cm (2.4–2.8 in) tails, and their bills are about 20–21 mm (0.79–0.83 in) in length.
[2] [3] [4] The rufous-throated partridge is now one of 19 partridge species placed in the genus Arborophila that was introduced by Brian Hodgson in 1837. [5] Six subspecies are recognized: [5] A. r. annamensis (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) - in south-central Vietnam. A. r. euroa (Bangs & Phillips J.C., 1914) - in southeastern Yunnan and northern Laos
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The Malayan partridge is relatively elusive, and as a result there is limited information regarding its behavioral qualities. However, it is known to forage on fruits of rattan palms and of the creeping plant Pratia begoniaefolia, along with termites and gastropods. [5] It is gregarious, and is often found foraging in pairs or small groups. [4]