Species
- Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix
- Italian Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix italica - extinct (c.1990); validity doubtful
- Daurian Partridge, Perdix dauurica
- Tibetan Partridge, Perdix hodgsoniae
A prehistoric species only known from fossils was described as Perdix palaeoperdix. Occurring all over southern Europe during the Early - Late Pleistocene, it was a favorite food of the Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals. The relationships between the prehistoric species and the Grey Partridge are somewhat obscure; while very similar, they might be better understood as sister species rather than the Grey Partridge evolving from the Pleistocene taxon.
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