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Grey Partridge
Perdix perdix
(P. p. canescens)
| Armenian Name: | Մոխրագույն կաքավ |
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See Plate 21 for Grey Partridge and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| 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. |
