Grey Partridge

Perdix perdix

(P. p. canescens)

Armenian Name:	Մոխրագույն կաքավ

See Plate 21 for Grey Partridge and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Common
Length:	29-31 cm, Wing Span:45-48 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 93.
Adult:	Gray-brown upperparts, dull orange face, gray underparts with blackish patch on belly; brown-red outertail feathers and vertical stripes on flanks. Male has more orange on face and larger belly patch than female.
Juvenile:	Gray-orange overall with dark spots and streaks above; narrow streaks below.
Behavior:	Usually seen in small flocks, often in cultivated fields.
Habitat:	Subalpine meadows, cultivated fields, arid mountain steppe, juniper thickets, orchards.
Food:	Seeds and green plants, grains, insects.
Nest:	Shallow depression lined with grass and other vegetation in grassy field or at edge of farmland.
Eggs:	35 mm, 10-20, grayish.