Galliformes · Phasianidae
Red-legged partridge
Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
A plump bird of fields and scrub clearings, with red bill and legs, a white bib and barred flanks.
Data
- Length
- 32–35 cm
- Wingspan
- 47–50 cm
- Weight
- 390–550 g
- Global IUCN
- Near threatened (NT)
- Protection in Spain
- Not listed
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
It prefers running to flying, and takes off in a sudden burst of wingbeats.
Records by month
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174,945 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
AndalusiaCastile and LeónExtremaduraCastilla-La ManchaCommunity of MadridAragonCataloniaValencian CommunityRegion of MurciaBalearic IslandsNavarreGaliciaCanary IslandsLa RiojaAsturiasBasque CountryCantabria