Gray Partridge Photo Gallery
Adult
Plump chickenlike game bird. Gray above with an orange face and rusty stripes down its sides.
© Holger Teichmann / Macaulay LibraryPodlaskie, May 09, 2019Adult
Plump chickenlike game bird. Gray above with a tan to orange face and rusty stripes down its sides. Note the darker rusty patch on the breast (larger on males).
© pierre martin / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, February 05, 2012Adult
A plump chickenlike bird with a rotund body, small head, and short tail. Adult has an orange face, gray breast, rusty stripes on the sides, and a white belly with a chestnut brown patch (smaller or absent on female).
© Daniel Jauvin / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, February 17, 2021Not all videos have soundMale
Plump chickenlike game bird. Gray above with an orange face and rusty stripes down its sides. Males tend to have a larger rusty patch on the belly.
© Chris Rees / Macaulay LibraryAlberta, November 15, 2019Compare with Similar Species
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Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies(Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae)
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