Red Legged Partridge
Taken at Spott on 24th December 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Spott on 7th February 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. Fact File



Red Legged Partridge.
Species:
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Family:
A.K.A.:		 Alectoris rufa.
Galliformes.
Phasianidae
French Partridge.
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Plumage:
 Farmland and open stoney ground.
Seeds, though the young will eat insects as a valuable source of protein.
When disturbed, it prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings.
Light brown back, grey breast and buff belly. The face is white with a black gorget. It has rufous-streaked flanks and red legs.
Voice:
Courtesy of Xeno Canto