Maps of the birds of the Western Palearctic Region

Perdix perdix
Farms, undergrowth of woodland edge, steppes, meadows.
Widespread in Eurasia, in part by introductions, from the British Isles and s Scandinavia e across c Russia to the Altai, n,e Kazakhstan, Kirghiz steppes, w Mongolia and w China, s to n Spain, s France, Italy, Balkans, Black Sea area, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey and nw Iran. Introduced s Canada, n U.S.
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Coturnix coturnix
Fields, meadows, pastures, grassy steppes.
The two groups listed below are widely allopatric and might be viewed as separate species; additional subdivision may be justified.
The insular populstions may be separate species.

C. c. coturnix From British Isles and s Scandinavia e across nw,c Russia to wc,sw Siberia, s to the Azores, Madeira I., Canary Is., Cape Verde Is., nw Africa from Morocco to Tunisia, n Mediterranean region incl. most islands, Turkey, Near East, cn,sw Arabia, w,n Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, w China and Mongolia.
C. c. africana Ce Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, extreme se Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, s
S. Africa and sw Namibia; Comoro Is., Madagascar; Mauritius.
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Syrmaticus reevesii
Tall grass and bushes in open woods with pine, cypress, Thuja or oak. Hills, 275-1800 m, of c China from extreme s Inner Mongolia, Shensi, Shansi and w Hopeh s through Honan and w Anhwei to e Szechwan, n Kweichow and Hupeh.
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Perdix perdix

Grey Partridge

Locally common

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Coturnix coturnix

Common Quail

Locally common

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Syrmaticus reevesii

Reeves's Pheasant

Uncommon

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Phasianus colchicus
Open country, farms, scrubby wastes, open woods, edge, grassy steppes, desert oases, riverine thickets, swamps.
Many subspecies have been described, the following are subspecies groups, sometimes treated as species.
Many introductions of mainly of colchicus and torquatus, or of mixed stocks. Introductions virtually worldwide.

P. c. colchicus
Widespread but local in lowlands and mts. to 4000 m of sc Eurasia in nw Turkey (probably introduced), n Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Transcaspia, s Turkestan, n Iran and Afghanistan.
Includes chrysomelas, mongolicus, tarimensis and possibly torquatus.
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P. c. torquatus
E,s Asia from the Aral Sea area, e Kazakhstan, n Turkestan, Mongolia, n China, se Siberia and Korea s throughout China, Taiwan, to n Burma and
n Vietnam in Tonkin.
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P. c. versicolor
Lowlands to 1070 m of Japan, except Hokkaido.
Introduced Hawaiian Is.
Often treated as a separate species.
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Chrysolophus pictus
Bushy slopes, bamboo, woods, terraced fields.
Mts. of c,s China from se Tsinghai e through s Kansu to s Shensi and s through Szechwan, w Hupeh and w Hunan to n Kwangsi, Kweichow and ne Yunnan. At lower elevations and e of amherstiae.
Introduced in British Isles.
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Chrysolophus amherstiae
Wooded slopes, bamboo, thickets.
Mts., 900-4575 m, in extreme se Tibet, sc,s China, ne,e Burma.
Usually occurs at higher elevations and in colder regions than pictus, and
to the west of its range.
Introduced locally in the British Isles.
The two species of Chrysolophus interbreed in captivity.
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