..     RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (alectoris rufa)     ..

a.k.a. FRENCH PARTRIDGE.

Photo taken on high road, May '05.

Size:-	Voice:-	Habitat:-	Status:-	Egg:-
Length: 32-34cm Wingspan: 47-50cm Weight: 500-550g (m); 400-500g (f)	Chuffing 'chuk chuk chuk chukaa'	Open fields and occasionally open woodland.	Locally common Introduced Green List	41x31mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-	Lifespan:-	Population:-
No.:- Incubation:- Fledging:- 10-16 23-24 days 10 days Season: Apr-Jun	6 years	90-250,000 territories

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