Ecology

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The EcoChart is a pie chart showing the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Perdix perdix. Likelhood considers both the frequency with which Perdix perdix is observed at all locations where it has been reported, and the number of observations of all other species at each of those locations. A species that is common where Perdix perdix is common will have a higher score than if only one of these species is common at that location.
The Top Species lists enumerate those species most commonly observed near Perdix perdix.
While the chart, lists, and wheel are empirically based on observations, observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.
In the section Characteristics of Habitat, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Perdix perdix.

Species Most Often Observed near Perdix perdix

EcoChart

Top Species

These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Perdix perdix. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.

Top Birds

Top Mammals

Top Amphibians

Top Fish

Top Arthropods

Top Plants

Top Other

Characteristics of Habitat

Range and Population:

This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It has a large global population estimated to be 2,500,000-5,000,000 individuals (del Hoyo et al. 1994, Fuller et al. 2000). Global population trends have not been quantified; there is evidence of a population decline (del Hoyo et al. 1994), but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern. (Ref. 66856)
Countries:Native:
Albania; Andorra; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Canada; China; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Italy; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Moldova, Republic of; Mongolia; Montenegro; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Uzbekistan

Introduced:
United States

Introduced (regionally extinct):
New Zealand

Vagrant:
Cyprus

Regionally extinct:
Liechtenstein

Possibly extinct regionally:
Portugal

(Ref. 66856) (Ref. 66856)

Ecology Notes:

List of Habitats:3.4Shrubland - Temperate 4.4Grassland - Temperate

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Perdix perdix.

Zone:

alpine, circumboreal, montane, subalpine, subtropics, tropics.

Vegetation:

alpine meadows, coniferous forests, croplands, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, disturbed sites, fields, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, moist woods, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, shrubby vegetation, steppes, subalpine meadows, thickets, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

arable land, mountain slopes, roadsides, rock outcrops, sand dunes, streamsides, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

clay, limestone, loam, sandy areas, sandy soil, stony areas, thin soil.

Water in Area:

along rivers, bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, fens, lagoon, lakes, marshes, mesic areas, pelagic, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, stream banks, streams, swamps, wet woods.

Slopes in Area:

rocky slopes.