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  2. Partridge - Wikipedia

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    A partridge is a medium-sized galliform bird in any of several genera, ... generally intermediate in size between the larger pheasants, smaller quail; ...

  3. Phasianidae - Wikipedia

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    Ring-necked pheasants, several partridge and quail species, and some francolins have been widely introduced and managed as game birds for hunting. Several species are threatened by human activities. Systematics and evolution

  4. New World quail - Wikipedia

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    The geographical range of the New World quail extends from Canada to southern Brazil, and two species, the California quail and the bobwhite quail, have been successfully introduced to New Zealand. The stone partridge and Nahan's partridge , both found in Africa, seem to belong to the family.

  5. Crested partridge - Wikipedia

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    The crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul) also known as the crested wood partridge, roul-roul, red-crowned wood partridge, green wood quail or green wood partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is the only member of the genus Rollulus.

  6. Chukar partridge - Wikipedia

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    The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), or simply chukar, is a Palearctic upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It has been considered to form a superspecies complex along with the rock partridge , Philby's partridge and Przevalski's partridge and treated in the past as conspecific particularly with the first.

  7. Quail - Wikipedia

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    The king quail, an Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for table food or egg consumption , and are hunted on game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population ...

  8. Alectoris - Wikipedia

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    Alectoris is a genus of partridges in the family Phasianidae, closely related to Old World quail (Coturnix and relatives), snowcocks (Tetraogallus), partridge-francolins (), bush quail (), and sand and see-see partridges ().

  9. Buffy-crowned wood partridge - Wikipedia

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    Buffy-crowned wood partridge Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Genus: Dendrortyx Species: D. leucophrys Binomial name Dendrortyx leucophrys (Gould, 1844) The buffy-crowned wood partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys) is a bird species in the family ...