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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]
Widespread and common throughout much of its range, the grey partridge is evaluated as "of Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. However, it has suffered a serious decline in the UK , and in 2015 appeared on the "Birds of Conservation Concern" Red List. [ 11 ]
Alectoris rufa (red-legged partridge) - into northern Europe [116] Alectoris barbara (Barbary partridge) [117] Perdix perdix (grey partridge) - reintroduced to many parts of Europe [118] Common pheasant - throughout (from Asia; locally native in extreme SE Europe) Northern bobwhite - C France (from North America)
Wild birds may serve as reservoirs of infection and have been implicated as the sources of infections in outbreaks on game-bird farms as well as poultry farms. Wild reservoir hosts may include pheasants, ruffed grouse, partridges, wild turkeys, magpies, meadowlarks, American robins, grackles, jays, jackdaws, rooks, starlings and crows.
[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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Members of the genus are known collectively as rock partridges (a name that also refers to one species in particular, Alectoris graeca). The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek : αλέκτωρ , romanized : alektoris , meaning " chicken " or "farmyard fowl".
The bearded wood partridge is 33 to 35.5 cm (13.0 to 14.0 in) long and weighs between 405 and 459 g (14.3 and 16.2 oz). Adults have bluish gray cheeks, neck, and upper chest. There is a red patch around the eye. The crown is buff and has a small crest. The nape and chest are cinnamon, with red striations on the nape and sides of the chest.