Summer habitat relationships of the pyrenean gray partridge (Perdix pe
rdix hispaniensis) were studied in the northern Pyrenees Mountains(Fra
nce). Six available habitat types were defined, and those selected or
avoided were identified. The only habitat type significantly (p<0.05)
selected was at intermediate altitudes, on fairly steep south-exposed
slopes, with a moderate cover of woody plants. Two habitat types were
significantly avoided. One occurred at low altitudes on mowed plateaus
colonized by low woody plants, and the other was at high altitudes on
slopes free of low woody plants. We suggest applications of the work
in a model that should lead to valid habitat recommendations for resto
ring partridge populations.