Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyOdontophoridae (New World Quails)
- GenusPtilopachus (Stone and Nahan's Partridges)
- SpeciesPtilopachus petrosus (Stone Partridge)
The stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a bird of the New World quail family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia (a large part of its range is in the Sudanian Savanna). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Stone Partridge at Samburu National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |