Arabian Partridge
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| Arabian Partridge | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
| Genus: | Alectoris |
| Species: | A. melanocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectoris melanocephala (Rüppell, 1835) |
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The Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Also recently introduced to Pakistan via Oman.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Alectoris melanocephala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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