Stone Partridge
Photo: Liki Fumei from Gijón-Asturias, España · CC BY-SA 3.0

New World Quail

Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
Order
Galliformes

Overview

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 of its range is in the Sudanian Savanna).

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.