Staffan Widstrand / Grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Loic Poidevin / Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) with chicks, Vendee, France, June

Andy Sands / Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) three birds on snow covered mound, Bedfordshire, England, UK, December

Markus Varesvuo / Four Grey partridges (Perdix perdix) on snow, Kauhajoki, Finland, January.

Markus Varesvuo / Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) flying over field, Spain, May.

Loic Poidevin / Red legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) walking across dry stone wall, Alentejo, Portugal, April.

Ernie Janes / Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) in tulip field, Norfolk

Ann & Steve Toon / Crested francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Dong Lei / Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) female and chick. Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, Qinghai Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. August.

Dong Lei / Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) chick on rock. Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, Qinghai Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. August.

Robin Chittenden / Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) standing on rocks in morning light. Cyprus. April.

Ernie Janes / Red legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) feeding, Norfolk, England, UK, March.