Red-legged Partridge
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Red-legged Partridge

Alectoris rufa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cairngorms National Park
207 Verified records at Cairngorms National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is sometimes known as French partridge, to distinguish it from the English or grey partridge. The genus name is from Ancient Greek alektoris a farmyard chicken, and rufa is Latin for red or rufous. It is a rotund bird, with a light brown back, grey breast and buff belly. The face is white with a black gorget. It has rufous-streaked flanks and red legs. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Partridge sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 207 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

Ring-necked Pheasant
LC Endemic

Ring-necked Pheasant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phasianus colchicus

30–40% · Possible
Eurasian Black Grouse
LC Endemic

Eurasian Black Grouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lyrurus tetrix

20–30% · Possible
Willow Grouse
LC Endemic

Willow Grouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagopus lagopus

10–20% · With luck
Western Capercaillie
LC

Western Capercaillie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tetrao urogallus

5–10% · With luck
Rock Ptarmigan
LC Endemic

Rock Ptarmigan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagopus muta

<5% · Rare
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

Insufficient data
Gray Partridge
LC

Gray Partridge

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Perdix perdix

<5% · Rare
Common Quail
LC

Common Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix coturnix

Insufficient data
Golden Pheasant
LC Endemic

Golden Pheasant

Bird

Chrysolophus pictus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
3 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
5 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
7 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
8 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
9 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
11 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
12 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
13 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Partridge in Cairngorms National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Partridge sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 207 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-legged Partridge in Cairngorms National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Red-legged Partridge in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.

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