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Grey Partridge

Perdix perdix · Family Phasianidae

Perdix perdix

Family Phasianidae

Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
GBIF occurrence records
686,762
Countries and territories with records
70
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About this species

This species has 686,762 occurrence records from 70 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the Netherlands (19.9%), the United Kingdom (12.9%), Sweden (11.7%), France (9.9%) and Denmark (9.8%); together they account for 64.3% of the total. In the Netherlands, this species accounts for 0.21% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Perdix perdix combines the genus name Perdix with the species epithet perdix. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Perdix; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Perdix dauurica and Perdix hodgsoniae.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 164 species of the family Phasianidae. This species ranks 4th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Phasianus colchicus. Its record count is 8.2 times the family average (83,905). The family Phasianidae belongs to the order Galliformes, which has 278 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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