The Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) is a gamebird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae) of the order Galliformes.

The Barbary partridge is a rotund bird, with a grey-brown back, grey breast and buff belly.

A few cases of breeding in trees in empty nest of African Magpie Pica mauretanica have been documented in Tunisia, probably to escape strong predation on the ground.

[4] The Barbary partridge takes a wide variety of seeds and some insect food.

[5] The Barbary partridge is the national bird of Gibraltar where it appears on the 1 pence local coins.