Madagascar partridge

Weight

232.5 g – 245 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

17src 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

Not recorded

The madagascar 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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderGalliformes
5. familyPhasianidae
6. genusMargaroperdix
7. SpeciesMargaroperdix madagarensis (Scopoli, 1786)

Synonyms Coturnix perlata, Margaroperdix madagarensis madagarensis, Margaroperdix madagascarensis, Margaroperdix madagascariensis, Tetrao madagarensis

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Common quail

Coturnix coturnix

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Indian peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Western capercaillie

Tetrao urogallus

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Common pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Grey partridge

Perdix perdix

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Red junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Phasianidae

CompareMadagascar partridge vs Common quailMadagascar partridge vs Indian peafowlMadagascar partridge vs Western capercaillieMadagascar partridge vs Common pheasant

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@misc{madagascar_partridge_2026,
  title = {Madagascar partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-partridge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}