Alectoris graeca
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The rock partridge or common rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) is a gamebird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae, of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds). It is native to southern Europe, and is closely related and very similar to its eastern equivalent, the chukar partridge, A. chukar.
It is a resident breeder in dry, open and often hilly country. It nests in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 5–21 eggs. The rock partridge takes a wide variety of seeds and some insect food. The rock partridge 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. When disturbed, it prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings. It is very similar to the chukar partridge, but is greyer on the back and has a white, not yellowish foreneck. The sharply defined gorget distinguishes this species from red-legged partridge. The song is a noisy ga-ga-ga-ga-chakera- chakera- chakera.
Some confusion exists in the naming of this species because the name of the species called stone partridge in English... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuremberg Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Hellabrunn Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Wildpark Feldkirch | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Alpenzoo Innsbruck | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 14 in Nürnberg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 6 in Nürnberg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Tierpark Schlichtweg 15 in München | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Zoo Schlichtweg 11 in München | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Zoo Siebenbrunner Straße 6 in München | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Partridge sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Partridge in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, July and September–October, the lowest months. March and November–January have too few records to rate.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Rock Partridge sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rock Partridge is recorded against all the birds logged in Mercantour National Park (32 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
