Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusAlectoris (Rock Partridges)
- SpeciesAlectoris rufa (Red-legged Partridge)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Eurasian Black Grouse
Lyrurus tetrix
Willow Grouse
Lagopus lagopus
Western Capercaillie
Tetrao urogallus
Rock Ptarmigan
Lagopus muta
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Gray Partridge
Perdix perdix
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Golden Pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Partridge in Cairngorms National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Red-legged Partridge sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 207 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-legged Partridge in Cairngorms National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Red-legged Partridge in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.