Red-legged Partridge
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Red-legged Partridge

Alectoris rufa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Sierra Nevada National Park
175 Verified records at Sierra Nevada National Park
July 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 Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park

Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

<5% · Rare
Common Quail
LC

Common Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix coturnix

<5% · Rare
Wild Turkey
LC Endemic

Wild Turkey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Meleagris gallopavo

Insufficient data
Ring-necked Pheasant
LC Endemic

Ring-necked Pheasant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phasianus colchicus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
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 Sierra Nevada National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Partridge sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Red-legged Partridge in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.

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