The following 8 subspecies are being recognized:
Perdix perdix perdix - South-Scandinavia and Britain to Bulgaria and Greece;
Perdix perdix armoricana - West- and South-France;
Perdix perdix sphagnetorum - Northeast-Netherlands and Northwest-Germany;
Perdix perdix hispaniensis - Northeast-Portugal and North-Spain;
Perdix perdix italica - Italy;
Perdix perdix lucida - Finland to Ural Mountains and North-Caucasus;
Perdix perdix canescens - Turkey to Caucasus and Northwest-Iran;
Perdix perdix robusta - Ural Mountains to Southwest-Siberia and Northwest-China.
Of this species there are also Nature Photo's available.