Barbary partridge seeds and some insect food. The Barbary partridge is the national bird of Gibraltar. 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
Stone partridge Stone partridge The stone partridge ("Ptilopachus petrosus") is a bird of the new world quail family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia (a large part if its range is in the Sudanian Savanna). As traditionally defined, it is the only member of "Ptilopachus", but based on genetic evidence this genus also includes the Nahan's "francolin". There is some confusion in the naming of this species because the name of this bird in many languages translates literally into English as