Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (36)
- Subspecies (3)
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 11, 2016
Text last updated April 11, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Perdiz colorada |
| Basque | Eper gorria |
| Bulgarian | Червен кеклик |
| Catalan | perdiu roja |
| Croatian | riđa jarebica |
| Czech | orebice rudá |
| Danish | Rødhøne |
| Dutch | Rode Patrijs |
| English | Red-legged Partridge |
| English (United States) | Red-legged Partridge |
| Finnish | punapyy |
| French | Perdrix rouge |
| French (France) | Perdrix rouge |
| Galician | Perdiz rubia |
| German | Rothuhn |
| Greek | Κοκκινοπέρδικα |
| Hebrew | חוגלה אדמונית |
| Hungarian | Vörös szirtifogoly |
| Icelandic | Sandhæna |
| Italian | Pernice rossa |
| Japanese | アカアシイワシャコ |
| Lithuanian | Raudonkojis keklikas |
| Norwegian | rødhøne |
| Polish | góropatwa czerwona |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Perdiz-comum |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Perdiz-vermelha |
| Romanian | Potârniche cu picioare roșii |
| Russian | Красный кеклик |
| Serbian | Španska kamenjarka |
| Slovak | kuropta červená |
| Slovenian | Španska kotorna |
| Spanish | Perdiz Roja |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perdiz roja |
| Swedish | rödhöna |
| Turkish | Kızıl Keklik |
| Ukrainian | Кеклик червононогий |
Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao rufus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.160.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Southern Europe, restricted type locaUty, northern Italy, fide Hartert.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ALECTORIS
- rufa
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Red-legged Partridge
