Also known as English Partridge, Hungarian Partridge, or Hun.
The Grey Partridge breeds on farmland across most of Europe into western Asia, and has been introduced widely into North America. They are quite common in some areas of southern Canada and the northern United States. It is a game bird, introduced to many parts of the world for shooting.
The Grey Partridge is rotund and 28-32cm long. These birds eat seeds and when young, insects for essential protein supply. They are a non-migratory terrestrial species, and form flocks outside the breeding season. Hens lay up to twenty eggs in a ground nest.
The song is a harsh kieerr-ik, and when disturbed, like most of the gamebirds, it flies a short distance on rounded wings, often calling rick rick rick as it rises.
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