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Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, Canarias. Sep 10, 2021 Alectoris barbara,Barbary partridge,Geotagged,Spain,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara)

Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, Canarias. Sep 10, 2021

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  1. Beautiful! I read that they are endangered, but the IUCN has them listed as Least Concern, so hmm...Maybe locally endangered? Posted 3 years ago
    1. I suspect you're right. They're often a target of hunters, which have notoriously eradicated various birds from parts of North Africa and the Near East. Posted 3 years ago
  2. DOF used brilliantly Posted 3 years ago

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The Barbary partridge, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds Native to North Africa.

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Oct 8, 2021. Captured Sep 10, 2021 17:40 in C. Jarama, 2A, 35508 Teguise, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/11.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO640
  • 560mm