Sand Partridge

Sand Partridge

Taxobox
name = Sand Partridge
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Galliformes
familia = Phasianidae
genus = "Ammoperdix"
species = "A. heyi"
binomial = "Ammoperdix heyi"
binomial_authority = (Temminck, 1825)

The Sand Partridge, "Ammoperdix heyi", is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

This partridge has its main native range from Egypt and Palestine east to south Arabia. It is closely related and similar to its counterpart in southeast Turkey and east to Pakistan, the See-see Partridge, "Ammoperdix griseogularis".

This 22-25 cm bird is a resident breeder in dry, open and often hilly country. It nests in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 5-7 eggs. The Sand Partridge takes a wide variety of seeds and some insect food.

The Sand Partridge is a rotund bird, mainly sandy-brown with wavy white and brown flank stripes. The male has a grey head with a white stripe in front of the eye and a white cheek patch. The neck sides are plain, and not speckled with white. The head pattern is the best distinction from See-see Partridge.

The female is a very washed-out version of the male, and is more difficult to distinguish from its relative due to the weak head pattern.

When disturbed, Sand Partridge prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings. The song is a slurred "kwa-kwa-kwa".

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* "Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse" by Madge and McGowan, ISBN 0-7136-3966-0
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/46994/summ Sand Partridge on the 2007 IUCN Red List]


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