Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Perdiz colorada |
| Basque | Eper gorria |
| Bulgarian | Червен кеклик |
| Catalan | perdiu roja |
| Croatian | riđa jarebica |
| Czech | orebice rudá |
| Danish | Rødhøne |
| Dutch | Rode Patrijs |
| English | Red-legged Partridge |
| English (United States) | Red-legged Partridge |
| Finnish | punapyy |
| French | Perdrix rouge |
| French (France) | Perdrix rouge |
| Galician | Perdiz rubia |
| German | Rothuhn |
| Greek | Κοκκινοπέρδικα |
| Hebrew | חוגלה אדמונית |
| Hungarian | Vörös fogoly |
| Icelandic | Sandhæna |
| Italian | Pernice rossa |
| Japanese | アカアシイワシャコ |
| Lithuanian | Raudonkojis keklikas |
| Norwegian | rødhøne |
| Polish | góropatwa czerwona |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Perdiz-comum |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Perdiz-vermelha |
| Romanian | Potârniche cu picioare roșii |
| Russian | Красный кеклик |
| Serbian | Španska kamenjarka |
| Slovak | kuropta červená |
| Slovenian | Španska kotorna |
| Spanish | Perdiz Roja |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perdiz roja |
| Swedish | rödhöna |
| Turkish | Kızıl Keklik |
| Ukrainian | Кеклик червононогий |
Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao rufus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.160.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Southern Europe, restricted type locaUty, northern Italy, fide Hartert.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ALECTORIS
- rufa
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Scientific name definitions
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 11, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 11, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.relpar1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- April 11, 2016
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2016). Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.