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{{short description|Genus of birds}}
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{{Automatic Taxobox
| image = Ammoperdix griseogularis.jpg
| image_caption = [[See-see partridge]] (''A. griseogularis'')
| name = ''Ammoperdix''
| taxon = Ammoperdix
| authority = [[John Gould|Gould]], 1851
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 
''[[See-see partridge|Ammoperdix griseogularis]]''<br>
''[[Sand partridge|Ammoperdix heyi]]''
}}

'''''Ammoperdix''''' is a small genus in the pheasant family [[Phasianidae]] of the order [[Galliformes]].  It contains two similar species:

* [[See-see partridge]], ''Ammoperdix griseogularis''
* [[Sand partridge]], ''Ammoperdix heyi''

The see-see partridge occurs in southwest [[Asia]], and the sand partridge in [[Egypt]] and the [[Middle East]]. Both are resident breeders in dry, open country, often in hill areas.

Both [[partridge]]s in this genus are {{Convert|22–25|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, rotund [[bird]]s. They are mainly sandy brown, with wavy white and brown stripes on their flanks. The males have distinctively-patterned grey heads, but the females are very washed-out in comparison, and this lack of a distinctive head pattern makes it more difficult to distinguish their species.

When disturbed, ''Ammoperdix'' partridges prefer to run rather than take to the air, but if necessary they will fly a short distance on rounded wings.

==References==
* ''Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse'' by Madge and McGowan, {{ISBN|0-7136-3966-0}}

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[[Category:Ammoperdix| ]]
[[Category:Bird genera]]
[[Category:Birds of Western Asia| ]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Gould]]