Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Galliformes > Phasianidae > Alectoris > Alectoris graecaAlectoris graeca (Rock Partridge)Synonyms: Alectoris graeca saxatilis; Perdix graeca (homotypic) The rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a gamebird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae, of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds). This partridge has its main (native) range in southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe, and is closely related and very similar to its eastern equivalent, the Chukar partridge, A. chukar. This is a resident breeder in dry, open and often hilly country. It nests in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 5-21 eggs. The rock partridge takes a wide variety of seeds and some insect food. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.77699 EDGE Score: 2.44703 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 1.415 lbs (642 g) | | Birth Weight [1] | 20 grams | | Female Weight [4] | 1.246 lbs (565 g) | | Male Weight [4] | 1.543 lbs (700 g) | | Weight Dimorphism [4] | 23.9 % |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Herbivore | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 30 % | | Diet - Plants [2] | 70 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % | | | Clutch Size [5] | 11 | | Clutches / Year [3] | 1 | | Fledging [3] | 8 days | | Incubation [4] | 25 days | | Snout to Vent Length [3] | 13 inches (34 cm) | | Wing Span [4] | 19 inches (.49 m) | | | Female Maturity [3] | 0 years 12 months |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Greece, Turkey, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Alps conifer and mixed forests |
Italy, France, Switzerland, Slovenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Appenine deciduous montane forests |
Italy |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Balkan mixed forests |
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Dinaric Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Illyrian deciduous forests |
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests |
Italy, France |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests |
France, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Pannonian mixed forests |
Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Pindus Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Rodope montane mixed forests |
Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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South Appenine mixed montane forests |
Italy |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
France, Italy |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Western European broadleaf forests |
Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Abruzzo National Park |
Italy |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Acheron delta and gorge |
Greece |
A3, A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
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Adamello-Brenta |
Italy |
A3, B2, C6 |
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Akarnanika mountains |
Greece |
A3, B2, B3, C6 |
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Aletsch region |
Switzerland |
A3, B2 |
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Alto Garda Bresciano |
Italy |
C6 |
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Anapo gorges |
Italy |
A3, B2, B3, C6 |
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Athamanika mountains (Tzoumerka) |
Greece |
B2, C6 |
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Bec de Crigne |
France |
B2, C6 |
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Bregaglia valley |
Switzerland |
A3, B2 |
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Camonica valley |
Italy |
B2, C6 |
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Central Balkan |
Bulgaria |
A1, A3, B2, B3, C1, C6 |
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Central Valais between Sierre and Visp |
Switzerland |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Cicolano |
Italy |
B2, B3, C6 |
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Delimidi and Fteri mountains, Agrafa |
Greece |
B2, C6 |
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Dobrostan |
Bulgaria |
A1, A3, B2, B3, C1, C6 |
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Furlo gorge and Mount Catria |
Italy |
B3, C6 |
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Giulie Pre-Alps |
Italy |
C6 |
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Gran Paradiso |
Italy |
A3, B2, C6 |
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Gran Sasso and Laga mountains |
Italy |
A3, B2, C1, C6 |
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Grigne |
Italy |
B2, C6 |
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Haut Giffre |
France |
B2, C6 |
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Heinzenberg mountain and surrounding valleys |
Switzerland |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Hohe Tauern National Park |
Austria |
B2, C6 |
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Kopaonik |
Serbia |
B2 |
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Kresna Gorge |
Bulgaria |
A3, B2, B3, C6 |
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Lagorai mountains |
Italy |
B2, C6 |
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Lake Distos |
Greece |
A3, B2, C2, C6 |
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Lake Skadar |
Montenegro |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Les Bauges |
France |
B2, C6 |
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Ligurian Alps |
Italy |
B2, C6 |
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Lower Engadine and Swiss National Park |
Switzerland |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Lucretili mountains |
Italy |
C6 |
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Madonie |
Italy |
A1, C1, C6 |
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Maggia valley |
Switzerland |
A3, B2 |
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Maiella, Pizzi and Frentani mountains |
Italy |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Maritime Alps |
Italy |
A3, B1iv, B2, C5, C6 |
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Mavrovouni mountain, Larissa |
Greece |
A1, A3, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6 |
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Mesta Valley |
Bulgaria |
A3, B2, C6 |
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Mont Blanc (Italian side) |
Italy |
A3, C6 |
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Mount Cervati |
Italy |
B2, C6 |
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Mount Cofano, Cape San Vito and Mount Sparagio |
Italy |
A3, B2, C6 |
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Mount Grappa |
Italy |
A1, B1iv, B2, C1, C5, C6 |
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Mount Helmos (Aroania) |
Greece |
B2 |
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Mount Iti |
Greece |
B2, B3, C6 |
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Mount Olympos |
Greece |
A3, B2, B3, C6 |
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Mount Pangaio |
Greece |
B2, B3 |
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Mount Taigetos |
Greece |
A1, A3, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6 |
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Mount Vardousia |
Greece |
B2, B3, C6 |
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Mount Ziria (Killini) |
Greece |
B2 |
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Mounts Orsomarso and Verbicaro |
Italy |
C6 |
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Nebrodi |
Italy |
B2, C6 |
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Neretve delta |
Croatia |
A3, B1i |
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Nockberge National Park |
Austria |
B2, C6 |
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Osogovo Mountain |
Bulgaria |
B2 |
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Parc National de la Vanoise |
France |
A3, B2, C2, C6 |
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Parc National des Ecrins |
France |
B2, C2, C6 |
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Parc National du Mercantour |
France |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Piora: Dötra |
Switzerland |
A3, B2 |
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Pirin |
Bulgaria |
A3, B2, B3, C6 |
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Pollino |
Italy |
B2, C6 |
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Pre-alpine region of Pays d'Enhaut |
Switzerland |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Pre-alpine region of Schwyz |
Switzerland |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Prokletije |
Serbia |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Rieti mountains |
Italy |
B2, C6 |
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Sara mountain |
Serbia |
A1, A3, B2 |
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Sibillini mountains |
Italy |
A3, B2, C6 |
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Simplon region |
Switzerland |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Sirente, Velino and Duchessa mountains |
Italy |
A1, B2, C1, C6 |
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Southern and eastern part of Mount Parnassos |
Greece |
A3, B2, B3, C6 |
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Southern Mani, Mount Sanghias and Cape Tenaro |
Greece |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Stara mountain-Vidlic |
Serbia |
B2, B3 |
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Stelvio National Park |
Italy |
A3, B2, C6 |
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Timfi (Gamila) and Smolikas mountains |
Greece |
A3, B2, C6 |
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Triglav National Park |
Slovenia |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Uvac-Milesevka |
Serbia |
A1, B2 |
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Vallée du Haut-Guil |
France |
B2, C6 |
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Valley of Zermatt |
Switzerland |
A3, B2, B3 |
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West and north Zakynthos |
Greece |
A3, B1i, C2 |
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Western Balkan |
Bulgaria |
A1, A3, B2, B3, C1, C6 |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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