Red-legged partridge / Rothuhn (Alectoris rufa)
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Classification: Genus Alectoris (Alectoris); Subfamily Perdicinae (Perdicinae); Family Turkeys (Phasianidae)General:
The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is sometimes known as French partridge, to distinguish it from the English or grey partridge. The genus name is from Ancient Greek alektoris a farmyard chicken, and rufa is Latin for red or rufous.[2]
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