Alectoris graeca
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Partridge sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 81 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Partridge in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, the lowest months. November has too few records to rate.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Rock Partridge sightings, Vanoise National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mercantour National Park (France, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rock Partridge is recorded against all the birds logged in Vanoise National Park (58 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.
