Perdix
Sign in to savePerdix is a genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges'. These birds are unrelated to the subtropical species that have been named after the partridge due to similar size and morphology.
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Perdix is a group of gamebirds commonly called "true partridges" that belong to a larger bird family called Galliformes. Despite sharing a similar size and appearance with other birds also called partridges, Perdix species are actually unrelated to those subtropical birds, making the shared name somewhat misleading.
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Gray Partridge
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Perdix is a genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges'. These birds are unrelated to the subtropical species that have been named after the partridge due to similar size and morphology.
==Taxonomy== The genus Perdix was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) as the type species. The genus name is Latin for "partridge", which is itself derived from Ancient Greek ‘πέρδιξ’ (pérdīx). They are closely related to grouse, koklass, quail and pheasants.