Barbary Partridge vs Everlasting Pea

Alectoris barbara compared with Lathyrus sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary Partridge	Everlasting Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phasianidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alectoris	Lathyrus
Species	Alectoris barbara	Lathyrus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Barbary Partridge

LC — Least Concern

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary Partridge	Everlasting Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbary Partridge

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Barbary Partridge

Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal