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Barbary Partridge

Alectoris barbara

The Barbary Partridge is a colorful bird with a plump body and a short tail. They love to run and can be found in groups, making them fun to watch as they scurry around.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Barbary Partridge has a striking appearance with a grey-brown back, bold white and chestnut stripes on its flanks, and a distinctive broad chestnut collar on its white throat. Its face features a chestnut band extending from the bill over the eye, and it sports bright red legs and bill.

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Barbary Partridge
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Barbary Partridge

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A group of partridges is amazingly called a 'covey' – like a secret club!

Female Barbary Partridges can lay up to 16 eggs, needing a very big nest!

These partridges prefer to run incredibly fast up hills rather than fly away from danger!

They use dust baths to keep their feathers clean, just like taking a dry shower!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Sprinter

Barbary Partridge can outrun many dangers because its strong legs allow for rapid sprints across rocky, uneven terrain.

Fähigkeit

Master of Disguise

Barbary Partridge has speckled brown and grey feathers that help them blend perfectly into their rocky scrubland habitat.

Fähigkeit

Charming Chatterbox

Barbary Partridge can make a distinctive, rapid 'chuck-chuck-chuck' call that helps them communicate and warn others.

Maße und Details

Länge
30-35 cm
Flügelspannweite
45-55 cm
Gewicht
0.4-0.6 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-5 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
10-16
Brutzeit
21-25 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Barbary Partridges enjoy a varied diet of seeds, greens, and tasty insects, foraging on the ground.

Altersunterschiede: Young partridges eat more protein-rich insects for growth, shifting to more plant matter as adults.

Hauptnahrung

  • seeds
  • leaves
  • berries
  • beetles
  • ants
  • grasshoppers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Red foxes are common predators of Barbary Partridge eggs and adults.

eaten by

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Powerful Golden Eagles sometimes prey on Barbary Partridges from above.

eats

Mastic Tree

Pistacia lentiscus

The partridge consumes seeds and berries from this Mediterranean shrub.

eats

Wild Olive

Olea europaea

Barbary Partridges feed on the fruits and seeds of wild olive trees.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Barbary Partridge?

30-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Barbary Partridge?

45-55 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Barbary Partridge?

0.4-0.6 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Barbary Partridge?

3-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Barbary Partridge?

60 km/h

Was frisst Barbary Partridge?

Barbary Partridges enjoy a varied diet of seeds, greens, and tasty insects, foraging on the ground.

Wo findet man Barbary Partridge normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Barbary Partridge?

Foraging

Snap-Karte

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