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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 grey partridge (Perdix perdix) is a ... Eight subspecies are recognised by the IOC World Bird List, [5] ... found in the British Isles and southern Scandinavia to ...
Phasianidae is a family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, grouse, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl.The family includes many of the most popular gamebirds. [1]
The IOC World Bird List recognises the subspecies T. c. charltonii found in the Malay Peninsula, T. c. atjenensis in Sumatra. [3] Some authorities have considered the green-legged partridge (A. chloropus) to be conspecific with this species. [4] The Sabah partridge (T. graydoni) was also previously considered conspecific.
Pages in category "Partridges" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Partridge; B. Black partridge; C.
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.
The sand partridge has a large range and is deemed common and stable in the regions it resides. [2] [3] The sand partridge has been introduced to two islands offshore of Saudi Arabia and the UAE. [2] The estimated entire population of sand partridge pairs in Arabia is ~900,000 and is increasing. [2]
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".