Red-legged Partridge

The Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a rotund bird, with a light brown back, grey breast and buff belly. The face is white with a black gorget. It has rufous-streaked flanks and red legs. When disturbed, it prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings.
This is a seed-eating species, but the young in particular take insects as an essential protein supply.

Red-legged Partridge
Red-legged Partridge

The Red-legged Partridge breeds on dry lowlands, such as farmland and open stony areas, laying its eggs in a ground nest.
The Red-legged Partridge breeds on dry lowlands, such as farmland and open stony areas, laying its eggs in a ground nest.
The Red-legged Partridge breeds on dry lowlands, such as farmland and open stony areas, laying its eggs in a ground nest.
The Red-legged Partridge breeds on dry lowlands, such as farmland and open stony areas, laying its eggs in a ground nest.
The Red-legged Partridge breeds on dry lowlands, such as farmland and open stony areas, laying its eggs in a ground nest.