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Primary Traits
489.5 g
0 m - 1,300 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Alectoris rufa
English name
Red-legged Partridge
Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Alectoris
Species
rufa
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
391 g
Maximum female mass
540 g
Minimum male mass
480 g
Maximum male mass
547 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
489.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,300 m
Maximum elevation
2,000 m
Elevation range
1,300 m
Typical elevation
650 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Shrub
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Herbivore
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
Monogamous, Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground, Shrub/Bush/Vine, Rock, Shrub/Bush/Vine
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
11
Maximum clutch size
13
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
23 d
Maximum incubation period
24 d
Minimum fledging period
10 d
Maximum fledging period
55 d
Nest parasitism
Nest Parasite, Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
12
Average fledging period
32.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary