Archive for the ‘Partridges’ Category

• Barbary partridge

  Jul 2 | Partridges | Little Stint | 714 Views | with No Comments

  The Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara)  is a round medium sized game bird. It is native to the Northern Maghreb states, from where it gets its name from ‘The Barbary Coast’. It is also resident in Gibraltar,...

• Sand partridge

  Jun 30 | Partridges | Little Stint | 758 Views | with No Comments

  The Sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) is a small gamebird. It is widespread across Arabia from Palestine and Jordan Southwards into Saudi Arabia, The UAE, Yemen and Oman. It is also resident from Sinai down the Red...