Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Galliformes > Family: Phasianidae > Genus: Perdix > Species: Perdix perdix > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Perdix perdix hispaniensis Reichenow, 1892	Cramp, S. & Simmons, K.E.L. (1980)
Perdix perdix italica Hartert, 1917	Cramp, S. & Simmons, K.E.L. (1980)

Grey Partridge - Perdix perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	89 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A112

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
IT1110005	Italy	Vauda	Map
IT1110013	Italy	Monti Pelati e Torre Cives	Map
IT1110051	Italy	Peschiere e Laghi di Pralormo	Map
IT1180002	Italy	Torrente Orba	Map
IT1180004	Italy	Greto dello Scrivia	Map
IT2020003	Italy	Palude di Albate	Map
IT2030003	Italy	Monte Barro	Map
IT2030301	Italy	Monte Barro	Map
IT2050007	Italy	Fontanile Nuovo	Map
IT20B0008	Italy	Paludi di Ostiglia	Map
IT3320029	Italy	Confluenza Fiumi Torre e Natisone	Map
IT4040014	Italy	Valli Mirandolesi	Map
IT4060002	Italy	Valli di Comacchio	Map
IT4060008	Italy	Valle del Mezzano	Map
IT5210001	Italy	Boschi di Monti di Sodolungo - Rosso (Città di Castello)	Map
IT5210003	Italy	Fiume Tevere tra San Giustino e Pierantonio	Map
IT5210004	Italy	Boschi di Pietralunga	Map
IT5210011	Italy	Torrente Vetorno	Map
IT5210013	Italy	Boschi del Bacino di Gubbio	Map
IT5210014	Italy	Monti Maggio - Nero (sommità)	Map
IT5210031	Italy	Col Falcone (Colfiorito)	Map
IT5210032	Italy	Piani di Annifo - Arvello	Map
IT5210036	Italy	Piano di Ricciano	Map
IT5210037	Italy	Selva di Cupigliolo	Map
IT5210041	Italy	Fiume Menotre (Rasiglia)	Map
IT5210071	Italy	Monti Sibillini (versante umbro)	Map
IT5210076	Italy	Monte Alago (Nocera Umbra)	Map
IT8040021	Italy	Picentini	Map
IT9220144	Italy	Lago S. Giuliano e Timmari	Map
LU0001022	Luxembourg	Grunewald	Map
LU0001025	Luxembourg	Hautcharage / Dahlem - Asselborner et Boufferdanger Muer	Map
LU0001026	Luxembourg	Bertrange - Greivelserhaff / Bouferterhaff	Map
LU0001028	Luxembourg	Differdange Est - Prenzebierg / Anciennes mines et Carrières	Map
LU0001029	Luxembourg	Région de la Moselle supérieure	Map
LU0001030	Luxembourg	Esch-sur-Alzette Sud-est - Anciennes minières / Ellegronn	Map
LU0002002	Luxembourg	Vallée de la Tretterbaach et affluents de la frontière à Asselborn	Map
LU0002006	Luxembourg	Vallée de la Syre de Moutfort à Roodt/Syre	Map
LU0002007	Luxembourg	Vallée supérieure de l'Alzette	Map
LU0002008	Luxembourg	Minière de la région de Differdange - Giele Botter, Tillebierg, Rollesbierg, Ronnebierg, Metzerbierg et Galgebierg	Map
LU0002009	Luxembourg	Esch-sur-Alzette Sud-est - Anciennes minières / Ellergronn	Map
LU0002011	Luxembourg	Aspelt - Lannebur, Am Kessel	Map
LU0002012	Luxembourg	Haff Réimech	Map
SE0250009	Sweden	Ängsö	Map
SKUEV0365	Slovakia	Dalovsky mociar	Map
IT5210027	Italy	Monte Subasio (sommità)	Map
SKUEV0119	Slovakia	Siroka	Map
IT8040011	Italy	Monte Terminio	Map
SKUEV0380	Slovakia	Tematinske vrchy	Map
SKUEV0313	Slovakia	Devinske jazero	Map
SKUEV0369	Slovakia	Pavukov jarok	Map
IT5220010	Italy	Monte Solenne (Valnerina)	Map
SKUEV0116	Slovakia	Jakubovske rybniky	Map
IT4020023	Italy	Barboj di Rivalta	Map
SKUEV0397	Slovakia	Vah pri Zamarovciach	Map
IT5220016	Italy	Monte la Pelosa - Colle Fergiara (Valnerina)	Map
SKUEV0371	Slovakia	Zalostina	Map
SKUEV0125	Slovakia	Gajarske aluvium Moravy	Map
IT5220015	Italy	Fosso Salto del Cieco (Ferentillo)	Map
SKUEV0168	Slovakia	Horny les	Map
IT5210020	Italy	Boschi di Ferretto - Bagnolo	Map
SKUEV0310	Slovakia	Kralovoholske Tatry	Map
SKUEV0219	Slovakia	Malina	Map
SKUEV0124	Slovakia	Bogdalicky vrch	Map
IT5210059	Italy	Marcite di Norcia	Map
SKUEV0302	Slovakia	Dumbierske Tatry	Map
IT5210054	Italy	Fiume Tevere tra Monte Molino e Pontecuti (Tevere Morto)	Map
IT2050401	Italy	Riserva Regionale Fontanile Nuovo	Map
SKUEV0288	Slovakia	Kysucke Beskydy	Map
IT5210063	Italy	Monti Coscerno - Civitella - Aspra (sommità)	Map
IT3311001	Italy	Magredi di Pordenone	Map
IT20B0016	Italy	Ostiglia	Map
ROSPA0028	Romania	Dealurile Târnavelor și Valea Nirajului	Map
ROSPA0062	Romania	Lacurile de acumulare de pe Argeș	Map
ROSPA0025	Romania	Cozia - Buila - Vânturarița	Map
AT2230000	Austria	Teile des südoststeirischen Hügellandes inklusive Höll und Grabenlandbäche	Map
AT2229000	Austria	Teile des Steirischen Jogl- und Wechsellandes	Map
AT2211000	Austria	Hartberger-Gmoos	Map
ROSPA0133	Romania	Munții Călimani	Map
ROSPA0114	Romania	Cursul Mijlociu al Someșului	Map
ROSPA0141	Romania	Subcarpații Vrancei	Map
ROSPA0129	Romania	Masivul Ceahlău	Map
PLB140015	Poland	Bagno Pulwy	Map
IT4020027	Italy	Cronovilla	Map
LU0002014	Luxembourg	Vallées de l'Attert, de la Pall, de la Schwébech, de l'Aeschbech et de la Wëllerbaach	Map
LU0002018	Luxembourg	Région de Schuttrange, Canach, Lenningen et Gostingen	Map
LU0002017	Luxembourg	Région du Lias moyen	Map
LU0002016	Luxembourg	Région de Mompach, Manternach, Bech et Osweiler	Map
LU0002015	Luxembourg	Région de Junglinster	Map
ES2110024	Spain	Valderejo-Sobrón-Árcenako mendilerroa / Valderejo-Sobrón-Sierra de Árcena	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex II: Species that may be hunted under national legislation in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies (Part A), or only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated (Part B)	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex III: Species for which it's not prohibited the sale, transport for sale, keeping for sale and the offering for sale of live or dead birds and of any readily recognisable parts or derivatives of such birds (Part A), or for which Member States may allow within their territory those activities, making provision for certain restrictions (Part B)
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Fogoly	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Grey Partridge	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Koroptev polní	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kuropatwa	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Laukirbe	Latvian	Latvian NRC
Patrijs	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Peltopyy	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Perdiz Pardilla	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Perdiz-cinzenta	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Perdrix grise	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rapphöna	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rapphøne	Norwegian	Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning
Rebhuhn	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Starna	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:03670	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBANIS: Perdix perdix	European Network on Invasive Alien Species
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

No external data sets available for this species

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