Stone Partridge
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| Ptilopachus petrosus Gmelin, 1789 |
The Stone Partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus also known as Keklik is an African bird of the pheasant family commonly found in Central Africa from the west coast to Kenya. It is the only member in monotypic genus Ptilopachus.
The Stone Partridge has been imported to the United States to establish private collections and to parts of Europe, where it is hunted for sport.
Widespread and common throughout its large range, the Stone Partridge is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[edit] Trivia
- The Stone Partridge is featured on a 5F stamp of Ivory Coast.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Ptilopachus petrosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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