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Sand partridge

Ammoperdix heyi (Temminck, 1825)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 185.5 g to 189.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)
Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sand partridge

Weight
185.5 g – 189.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
39 cm – 41 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desertsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5.9 – 8src 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

How big is the sand partridge?

SAND PARTRIDGE · WINGSPAN 41 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 41 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the sand partridge is about 24% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the sand partridge live?

Not recorded

What is the sand partridge?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

This partridge has its main native range from Egypt and Israel east to south Arabia. It is closely related and similar to its counterpart in southeast Turkey and east to Pakistan, the see-see partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis.

This 22–25 cm bird is a resident breeder in dry, open and often hilly country. It nests in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 5–14 eggs. The sand partridge takes a wide variety of seeds and some insect food.

From the Wikipedia article “Sand partridge” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sand_partridge&oldid=1315363481), 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 sand partridge endangered?

The sand 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.

How is the sand partridge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusAmmoperdix
  7. SpeciesAmmoperdix heyi (Temminck, 1825)

Synonyms Ammoperdix hayi, Ammoperdrix heyi

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • حجل الرملArabic
  • الحجل الرمليArabic
  • حجل فلسطيني(السفرد)Arabic
  • Арабска пустинна яребицаBulgarian
  • perdiu del desertCatalan
  • koroptev arabskáCzech
  • petrisen dywodWelsh
  • ØrkenhøneDanish
  • ArabienwüstenhuhnGerman
  • Arabisches SandhuhnGerman
  • Arabisches WüstenhuhnGerman
  • Arabisches WüstensandhuhnGerman
  • Γκριζοκέφαλη ΑμμοπέρδικαGreek
  • SabloperdrikoEsperanto
  • sabla perdrikoEsperanto
  • Perdiz desérticaSpanish
  • kõrbekanaEstonian
  • aavikkopyyFinnish
  • Perdrix de HeyFrench
  • Ammoperdrix de HeyFrench
  • Patraisc ghainimhIrish
  • Patrag gheinneeScottish Gaelic
  • קוראHebrew
  • קורא מדבריHebrew
  • jarebica pješčarkaCroatian
  • fehérfülű sivatagifogolyHungarian
  • SkrækhænaIcelandic
  • Pernice delle sabbieItalian
  • スナシャコJapanese
  • arabinė stepinė kurapkaLithuanian
  • Arābijas smilširbeLatvian
  • Arabische WoestijnpatrijsDutch
  • beduinhøneNorwegian
  • kuropatewka pustynnaPolish
  • perdiz-do-desertoPortuguese
  • Песчаная куропаткаRussian
  • Арабская пустынная куропаткаRussian
  • SáttoábevuonccisNorthern Sami
  • čiľ piesočnýSlovak
  • peščena jerebicaSlovenian
  • Egipatska peščarkaSerbian
  • ökenhönaSwedish
  • Arabistan Kum KekliğiTurkish
  • куріпка аравійськаUkrainian
  • 沙鶉Chinese
  • 沙鹑Chinese

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Relatives of the sand partridge

Other species in the same genus Ammoperdix.

CompareSand partridge vs See-see partridge

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sand partridge?

An adult sand partridge weighs 185.5 g – 189.7 g and has a wingspan of 39 cm – 41 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sand partridge endangered?

The sand 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 sand partridge?

The sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{sand_partridge_2026,
  title = {Sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-partridge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}