Grey/English Partridge Perdix perdix

Grey Partridge male
Grey Partridge male
Grey Partridge pair
The Grey Partridge, also called English (in Europe)/Hungarian (in America), has an orange face, grey chest and striped flanks. It is native as a resident breeding bird across most of Europe and much of temperate Western and Central Asia. It has been introduced to North America and Australasia. Shown is the nominal subspecies P. p. perdix.
Grey Partridge male
Grey Partridge male
Grey Partridge pair
Breeding males tend to have redder colouring and bolder stripes than the females. Juveniles are plainer.
Grey Partridge male
Grey Partridge male
Grey Partridge pair
Outside the breeding season they congregate in small groups.