Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)

Other Names (World)
Arabian Partridge, Arabian Red-legged Partridge

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
36 cm

First Described (Guide)
(R�ppell, 1835)

Habitat
Temperate grassland, shrubland, forest. From 250 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Oman (B), Saudi Arabia (B), Yemen (B).

Southern Arabia from Jedda (western Saudi Arabia) south to Aden (Yemen) and east to Muscat (Oman). No acceptable record for Eritrea, where data may be based on released birds.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala) [XC781550]
by Peter Boesman from Ayn Hamran, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (alarm call, call)

Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala) [XC715057]
by Frank Lambert from Raidah Sanctuary, Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)

Subspecies
Population from eastern Hadramut, Saudi Arabia, has been separated in different subspecies, quichardi, but not widely accepted.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

melanocephala (R�ppell, 1835) - Arid regions of southern Arabian Peninsula.
guichardi Meinertzhagen, R, 1951 - Eastern Hadhramaut (eastern Yemen).

References
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Files:

JPG files for Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala) - 10 files

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