Bild folgtKI-generierte Illustrationperdix perdix
Perdix perdix
Family: PhasianidaeGenus: Perdixheimisch in Deutschland
heimisch in Deutschland
EEA Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2013-2018 · 90 %
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25
Plants
visited
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Interactions
documented
About this species
A ground-dwelling bird of the pheasant family, introduced and established in Great Britain. It has a body mass around 405 grams and a wingspan of about 15 centimetres.
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Visited plants
Annual cycle
A single brood is produced annually, with a clutch of 16 eggs incubated for around 24 days. The bird forages year-round on seeds, other plant material, and invertebrates.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
15.12 cm
Weight
405.5 g
Max. Lebensalter
6.916667 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
16, 1× pro Jahr
Bebrütungsdauer
24.25 Tage
Geschlechtsreife
~1 Jahre
Ernährung & Verhalten
40% Pflanzen30% Samen30% Wirbellose
Scientific profile
Perdix perdix was introduced to Great Britain and has since become established. Adult birds have a body mass of approximately 405 grams and a wingspan of roughly 15 centimetres. The diet comprises 40% other plant material, 30% seeds, and 30% invertebrates. Breeding occurs once a year with a clutch size of 16 eggs; incubation lasts about 24 days. The maximum recorded lifespan is nearly 7 years.
Visited plants
25 plants are visited by this species
Lamium amplexicauleBromus tectorumElymus repens subsp. repensLappula squarrosa subsp. squarrosaTriticum aestivumLepidium virginicumPolygonum aviculare subsp. rurivagumFallopia convolvulusSinapis arvensis subsp. arvensisSisymbrium altissimumBromus inermisCaragana arborescensHelianthus annuusLactuca serriolaAvena fatuaPhaseolus vulgarisAmaranthus retroflexusTrifolium repens subsp. repensMedicago sativaTaraxacum officinaleErodium cicutarium subsp. cicutariumclaytonia perfoliataArctium minusSolanum nigrumConvolvulus arvensis
Sources & Data Origin
•TetrapodTraits — CC BY 4.0TetrapodTraits contributors (v2.0.1).
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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