Rock Partridge

kamenjarka · Alectoris graeca

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A handsome game bird of the high stony slopes, more often heard — a rhythmic cackling call — than seen among the karst and scree.

Identification & best seen

Plump, grey with a white throat bordered black and boldly barred flanks; red bill and legs.

Habitat & where to see

Sunny rocky mountainsides, scree and alpine pasture.

Fun fact

Coveys explode into fast, low flight downhill when flushed, then run uphill to regroup.