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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Madagascar PartridgeScientific Name: Margaroperdix madagascariensisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: GamebirdsSize: Body length: 9.5–11.0 in (24–28 cm)Weight: 7.5–10.5 oz (210–300 g)Lifespan: 4–7 years in the wildDiet: Omnivore / Ground forager...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ocellated TurkeyScientific Name: Meleagris ocellataCategory: BirdsSubcategory: GamebirdsSize: Body length: 28–40 in (70–100 cm); Wingspan: 45–55 in (115–140 cm)Weight: 6.6–11.0 lb (3.0–5.0 kg)Lifespan: 10–12 years in wild tropical forest...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Temminck’s TragopanScientific Name: Tragopan temminckiiCategory: BirdsSubcategory: GamebirdsSize: Body length: 23–25 in (58–64 cm); Wingspan: 28–32 in (70–82 cm)Weight: 2.0–3.5 lb (0.9–1.6 kg)Lifespan: 10–14 years in the wild; up to 16...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Bearded Wood PartridgeScientific Name: Dendrortyx barbatusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: GamebirdsSize: Total length: 13–15 in (33–38 cm); Wingspan: 18–20 in (46–51 cm)Weight: 14–18 oz (400–510 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in the wildDiet: Omnivore /...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: MalleefowlScientific Name: Leipoa ocellataCategory: BirdsSubcategory: GamebirdsSize: Body length: 22–24 in (55–61 cm); Wingspan: 33–37 in (85–95 cm)Weight: 3.3–4.8 lb (1.5–2.2 kg)Lifespan: 15–20 years in wild mallee habitatsDiet: Omnivore...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Grey PartridgeScientific Name: Perdix perdixCategory: BirdsSubcategory: GamebirdsRange: Widespread native across temperate Europe and western/central Asia, from the British Isles across the European plains to western Siberia; introduced to...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Crested PartridgeScientific Name: Rollulus rouloulCategory: BirdsSubcategory: GamebirdsRange: Sundaland region of Southeast Asia, including southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and BorneoHabitat Type: Undisturbed...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Helmeted GuineafowlScientific Name: Numida meleagrisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: GamebirdsRange: Sub-Saharan Africa, widespread from Senegal across the Sahel to Ethiopia, and south through East and Central Africa to South Africa; widely...
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OverviewLady Amherst’s Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is an extraordinarily magnificent, opulently plumaged galliform bird native to the steep, misty montane bamboo thickets and rocky ravines of southwestern China and northern Myanmar. Named in honor of...
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OverviewThe Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa), colloquially known in Britain as the ‘French partridge,’ is a handsome, rotund ground-dwelling gamebird native to the warm, semi-arid agricultural and scrub landscapes of southwestern Europe, encompassing...
