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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 taxon classified as a genus within the subfamily Perdicinae. It is associated with the Grey Partridge and the common name Gray Partridge. The organism belongs to the kingdom Animalia and the class Aves.
Records for this taxon are held by institutions including GNM, UMZC, CUMV, NHMUK, and ANSP. Specimens have been documented in Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, China, and Senegal. The taxon is referenced by 184 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Gray Partridge
Animalia
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyTonnidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 37
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Collections
- GNM, UMZC, CUMV, NHMUK, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom, China, Senegal, India, France, Italy
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Perdicinae
- Image
- Perdix perdix (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
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- Perdix
- taxon rank
- genus
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- topic's main category
- Category:Perdix
- taxonomic type
- Grey Partridge
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
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