| Gray Partridge Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Sexes similar - Stocky, ground-dwelling partridge with short, rounded wings - Grayish-brown bird without bright markings - Short, thick, pale bill - Tawny cinnamon face with uncrested brown crown and ear patch - Gray nape and breast with fine, dark vermiculations - Brown back and upperwings - Reddish-brown bars on flanks - Rufous outer tail feathers visible in flight - Male has dark brown patch on center of belly, female has smaller or absent marking - Immatures similar to adults but have yellow rather than blue-gray feet Similar species Chukar has red bill, black eyeline and necklace, and black bars on flanks. Northern Bobwhite has different face pattern and is smaller with a grayish tail in flight. |
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