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Stone partridge
| Stone partridge | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Odontophoridae |
| Genus: | Ptilopachus |
| Species: | P. petrosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilopachus petrosus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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The stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a bird of the New World quail family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia (a large part if its range is in the Sudanian Savanna).
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilopachus petrosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679110A92803123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679110A92803123.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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