Stone partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
The stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a species in the family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 190 g to 193 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the stone partridge
- Weight
- 193 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- rockysrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5src 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 stone partridge live?
Not recorded
What is the stone partridge?
The stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a bird of the New World quail family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia (a large part of its range is in the Sudanian Savanna).
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Is the stone partridge endangered?
The stone partridge is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the stone partridge classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyOdontophoridae
- genusPtilopachus
- SpeciesPtilopachus petrosus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Caccabis petrosa, Perdix petrosa, Ptilipachus fuscus, Ptilopachus erythrorhynchus, Rufipes torquata, Tetrao petrosus
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- STPAEnglish
- حجل الحجرArabic
- perdiu del SahelCatalan
- kur skalníCzech
- křepel skalníCzech
- petrisen gerrigWelsh
- Afrikansk BuskhøneDanish
- FelsenwachtelGerman
- FelsenhenneGerman
- roka arbokoturnoEsperanto
- Gallineta roqueraSpanish
- Gallinita roqueraSpanish
- rahnukanaEstonian
- louhikkopyyFinnish
- Poule de rocheFrench
- Poulette de rochesFrench
- Patraisc charraigeIrish
- prugastoboka jarebicaCroatian
- kövi fogolyHungarian
- Pernice sassicolaItalian
- イシシャコJapanese
- akmeninė kurapkaLithuanian
- RotspatrijsDutch
- klatrehøneNorwegian
- kuraczek skalnyPolish
- galinha-da-pedraPortuguese
- perdiz-das-rochasPortuguese
- Скальный сикипиRussian
- Африканская скальная куропаткаRussian
- kurôpka skalnáSlovak
- Mala afrička kamenjarkaSerbian
- stenvaktelSwedish
- TaştavuğuTurkish
- куріпка скельнаUkrainian
- 石鶉Chinese
- 石鹑Chinese
Relatives of the stone partridge
Other species in the same genus Ptilopachus.
Nahan's partridge
Ptilopachus nahani
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the stone partridge?
An adult stone partridge weighs 193 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the stone partridge endangered?
The stone 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 stone partridge?
The stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) belongs to the family Odontophoridae 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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