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Barbary partridge

Alectoris barbara (Bonnaterre, 1790)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 376 g to 461 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara)
Photo: Frits van der Meer from Utrecht, Nederland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the barbary partridge

Weight
376 g – 461 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
46 cm – 49 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
11 – 12src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.25src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the barbary partridge?

BARBARY PARTRIDGE · WINGSPAN 49 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 49 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the barbary partridge is about 29% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the barbary partridge live?

Not recorded

What is the barbary partridge?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) is a gamebird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae) of the order Galliformes. It is native to North Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Barbary partridge” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barbary_partridge&oldid=1333874283), 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 barbary partridge endangered?

The barbary 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 barbary partridge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusAlectoris
  7. SpeciesAlectoris barbara (Bonnaterre, 1790)

Synonyms Perdix petrosa

Other names and names in other languages (53)
  • BAPAEnglish
  • حجل بربريArabic
  • شنار مغربيArabic
  • Perdiz d'o sudAragonese
  • perdiz moraAsturian
  • Берберски кекликBulgarian
  • Klujar gakelikBreton
  • perdiu de BarbariaCatalan
  • Perdiu nord-africanaCatalan
  • orebice berberskáCzech
  • petrisen BarbariWelsh
  • BerberhøneDanish
  • FelsenhuhnGerman
  • ΒραχοπέρδικαGreek
  • berbera perdrikoEsperanto
  • Perdiz morunaSpanish
  • berberi kivikanaEstonian
  • Afrikar eperBasque
  • کبک بربریPersian
  • kalliopyyFinnish
  • Perdrix gambraFrench
  • Bartavelle gambraFrench
  • Patraisc BharbarachIrish
  • Patrag VarbaraghScottish Gaelic
  • Perdiz mouraGalician
  • afrička jarebicaCroatian
  • barnanyakú szirtifogolyHungarian
  • ÞyrnihænaIcelandic
  • Pernice sardaItalian
  • チャエリイワシャコJapanese
  • barzdotasis keklikasLithuanian
  • berberu irbeLatvian
  • Бербери кекликWestern Mari
  • Barbarijse PatrijsDutch
  • góropatwa berberyjskaPolish
  • بربری چکورWestern Panjabi
  • perdiz-mouraPortuguese
  • perdiz-mouriscaPortuguese
  • Берберийский кекликRussian
  • Берберийская каменная куропаткаRussian
  • BáktevuonccisNorthern Sami
  • kuropta skalnáSlovak
  • afriška kotornaSlovenian
  • Афричка камењаркаSerbian
  • Afrička kamenjarkaSerbian
  • PerdijaSardinian
  • klipphönaSwedish
  • Berberi KekliğiTurkish
  • Berberi Kınalı KekliğiTurkish
  • кеклик берберійськийUkrainian
  • 鬚石雞Chinese
  • 北非石雞Chinese
  • 北非石鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the barbary 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 barbary partridge?

An adult barbary partridge weighs 376 g – 461 g and has a wingspan of 46 cm – 49 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the barbary partridge endangered?

The barbary 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 barbary partridge?

The barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbary-partridge

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BibTeX
@misc{barbary_partridge_2026,
  title = {Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbary-partridge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}