Gray Partridge Similar Species Comparison
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Chukar
Adult
Chukars are sandy brown with a strong black stripe through the eye, red bill, and black stripes on the sides, unlike Gray Partridge's gray plumage, tawny face, and brown-striped flanks.
© Justyn Stahl | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 29, 2015Similar Species
Ring-necked Pheasant
Female
Female Ring-necked Pheasants are larger, with longer necks and longer tails than Gray Partridges.
© Charles Gates | Macaulay LibraryOregon, January 22, 2017Similar Species
California Quail
Female
Female California Quail are browner and lack the chestnut stripes along the flanks of Gray Partridges.
© Ariel Cabrera Foix | Macaulay LibraryRegión Metropolitana de Santiago, April 11, 2017Similar Species
California Quail
Male
Male California Quail have a forward-facing, curved head plume and a bold head pattern with a brown crown and black face outlined in white—unlike the Gray Partridge's gray head with tawny face.
© Brad Imhoff | Macaulay LibraryUtah, June 30, 2016Main Species
Gray Partridge
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
Forages for seeds in grain fields, grasslands, and pastures.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMontana, June 01, 2001Not all videos have sound
Male
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, 2019Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies(Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae)
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