Alectoris rufa hispanica illustration

The partridge (Alectoris rufa, Linnaeus, 1758) is a galliform bird with plumage in shades of grey, black, white and red. It has a white throat rimmed in black, a red belly and a red beak and feet. It lives in open or sparsely wooded areas throughout Portugal. Here, Cibrão depicts its feathers using various shading techniques in pen and Indian ink, highlighting all the characteristics that distinguish the partridge from other birds.