Perdix
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For other uses, see Perdix (disambiguation).
Perdix is a genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges'. These birds are unrelated to the subtropical species that have been named after the partridge due to similar size and morphology.
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Perdix | |
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Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
Genus: | Perdix Brisson, 1760 |
Type species | |
Tetrao perdix Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
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