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Arabian partridge

Alectoris melanocephala (Rüppell, 1835)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 522 g to 724 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)
Photo: Broobas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the arabian partridge

Weight
522 g – 724 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
6.3 – 6.65src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arabian partridge live?

Not recorded

What is the arabian partridge?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae, native to the southern Arabian Peninsula. Two subspecies are recognised, A. m. melanocephala and A. m. guichardi. It sometimes hybridises with Philby's partridge (Alectoris philbyi) and with the rock partridge (Alectoris graeca).

From the Wikipedia article “Arabian partridge” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arabian_partridge&oldid=1380702938), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the arabian partridge endangered?

The arabian partridge is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the arabian partridge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusAlectoris
  7. SpeciesAlectoris melanocephala (Rüppell, 1835)
Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Arabian red-legged partridgeEnglish
  • Arabian red-legged partridgeEnglish
  • حجل عربيArabic
  • Klujar ArabiaBreton
  • perdiu de coroneta negraCatalan
  • orebice černohlaváCzech
  • petrisen goesgoch ArabiaWelsh
  • Arabisk StenhøneDanish
  • SchwarzkopfsteinhuhnGerman
  • Schwarzkopf-SteinhuhnGerman
  • arabia perdrikoEsperanto
  • Perdiz árabeSpanish
  • araabia kivikanaEstonian
  • mustalakkipyyFinnish
  • Perdrix à tête noireFrench
  • Bartavelle à tête noireFrench
  • Patraisc cheanndubhIrish
  • arabijska jarebicaCroatian
  • arab szirtifogolyHungarian
  • Pernice d'ArabiaItalian
  • Coturnice testaneraItalian
  • アラビアイワシャコJapanese
  • juodagalvis keklikasLithuanian
  • Arābijas irbeLatvian
  • Arabische SteenpatrijsDutch
  • araberhøneNorwegian
  • góropatwa arabskaPolish
  • perdiz-árabePortuguese
  • perdiz-arábicaPortuguese
  • Черноголовый кекликRussian
  • kuropta čiernohlaváSlovak
  • Arabijska kamenjarkaSerbian
  • arabrödhönaSwedish
  • arabisk rödhönaSwedish
  • Arabistan KekliğiTurkish
  • Arap Kınalı KekliğiTurkish
  • кеклик чорноголовийUkrainian
  • 阿拉伯石雞Chinese
  • 阿拉伯石鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the arabian partridge

Other species in the same genus Alectoris.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the arabian partridge?

An adult arabian partridge weighs 522 g – 724 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the arabian partridge endangered?

The arabian partridge is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the arabian partridge?

The arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-partridge

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{arabian_partridge_2026,
  title = {Arabian partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-partridge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}