Barbary partridge Barbary partridge The Barbary partridge ("Alectoris barbara"), is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds Native to North Africa. This partridge has its main native range in North Africa, and is also native to Gibraltar and the Canary Islands ("Alectoris barbara" ssp. "koenigi"). It has been introduced to Portugal and Madeira, though there are no recent records of this species on the latter islands. It is also present in Sardinia. The Barbary partridge is a rotund bird, with a grey-brown back, grey breast and buff belly. The face is light grey with a broad
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