a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
Examples of 'common partridge' in a sentence
common partridge
One bird whose pairing-up performance might actually be seen today is the grey or common partridge.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I felt lucky, because while there are still plenty of red-legs, the common partridge has become a very uncommon bird.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Sometimes, when partridges speed away like this, it is hard to see if they are common partridges or red-legged partridges.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is not like the common partridges' matchmaking gatherings in fields in early spring, where you can often see newly formed pairs flying off together.