It's a stonechat... Also called partridge

Medium-sized (38 cm), heavily mottled quail. White throat, black streaks across the lower face over the eyes and lower throat, contrasting with the bright red beak and flesh-colored eye ring. Upper body pinkish gray, breast skin yellow with orange, black and maroon transverse spots and white stripes on both sides. Subtle differences exist among the subspecies, with those in the desert being the palest. Iris - brown; beak - red; feet - red.? Calls: The male emits a series of rising ka-ka-ka-kaka-kaka-kaka, followed by several nasal clucks such as ?chukara-chukara-chukar.

Distribution in Eurasia and northern Africa (including all of Europe, Africa north of the Tropic of Cancer, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Himalayas). Domestic distribution: ? Domestic distribution in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, North China, all the way to the southwestern part of the Northeast and other vast areas in the north.? Foreign distribution:? Foreign distribution in Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Kashmir and India.

Inhabiting the rocky slopes and sandstone slopes in the low hills, rarely seen in the open field, not to mention the forested areas. Daytime activities, preferring clusters, sometimes scurrying in groups during the day to the farmland near the slopes of the mountain for food, and then run straight toward the hills quickly after being frightened. In case of emergency, they also fly, with strong and rapid flying ability, but they do not fly far and fall into the grass or bushes. Early in the morning and at dusk, male chickens often stand on bare rocks or high up in the neck to lead the high sounding call, like 'gaga gaga ......' or? Gala, Gala' sound, so the local people called 'gaga chicken'. The beginning of the song is relatively slow, and then gradually accelerate, and repeated many times. Mainly to herbaceous plants and shrubs shoots, young leaves, berries, seeds, mosses, lichens and insects for food, but also often to the nearby farmland to take grain.?

American scientists used digital video cameras to record the growth of stonechats in North America, and used computer technology to analyze the shape and flapping of their wings. They were surprised to find that the birds' wings flapped less. Whether they were chicks running, flapping their wings, or learning to take off from an almost vertical incline, or adults who were able to glide and swoop freely, the angle of inclination of their wings relative to the ground was essentially the same, and the amplitude of the wing flap remained essentially the same at 19 degrees.

Breeding occurs from late April to mid-June, with estrus beginning in mid- to late April, with chirping at first light and occasional mating struggles between males. Usually nest in the rock pile or hillside scrub and grass, but also nest in the base of the hanging rock, the mountain side under the slate or mountain and gully between the scrub and grass. The nests are very simple and hidden, and are mainly pits in the ground, lined with dry grass. Each nest lays 7-17 eggs, and occasionally as many as 20. Eggs begin to be laid in early May, 1 per day, and after the female has finished laying her eggs, she often flies out of the gully without making a sound, turns to the male, and then 'quacks' in a relative manner to the male. The eggs are brownish-white or skin-yellow with dark red spots of varying sizes, and the size of the eggs is 38.?6-42.?5mm?×?28.?3-31mm, with an average of 39..5mm?×?30..6mm, weighing 19-20g. The chicks are early successive, and can follow the parent bird soon after hatching.

The species has been included in the List of Beneficial or Economically and Scientifically Important Terrestrial Wildlife under State Protection issued on August 1, 2000 by the State Forestry Administration.