Gray Partridge Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesGray 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
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 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, 2019Similar SpeciesChukar
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 SpeciesRing-necked Pheasant
Female
Female Ring-necked Pheasants are larger, with longer necks and longer tails than Gray Partridges.
© Chuck Gates / Macaulay LibraryOregon, January 22, 2017Similar SpeciesCalifornia 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 SpeciesCalifornia 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, 2016Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies(Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae)
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