Stone Partridge

(Ptilopachus petrosus)

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Range: Central Africa, from the Atlantic Coast east to western Kenya.

Subspecies: P. p. petrosus, which found in most of the range; P. p. major, isolated range in Eritrea.

Habitat: Dry scrublands.

Status in Wild: Locally common.

Avicultural Data

Status in Aviculture: Has recently been imported once again to the US and is breeding in private collections in Georgia. Measures are in effect to establish a captive breeding program to establish the species. They appear to be easy to keep and breed in a captive setting, so the outlook is good.

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Photo Credits
(l to r): 1, Carl Garnham; 2, Myles Lamont; 3-4. Scott Colomb.

• Johnsgard, P.A. 1988. The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
• Madge, S., McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
• Sinclair, I., Ryan, P. 2003. Birds of Africa, South of the Sahara. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Links related to this species. Please note, links will open in a new window.

• Ptilopachus petrosus Images - Images of this species located at the Phasianidae group on flickr.
• Stone Partridge - BirdLife species factsheet.
• Wikipedia - Stone Partridge - Wikipedia's species page.