Partridges are birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group. These are medium-sized birds intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails. Partridges are native to Europe Asia Africa and the Middle East. Partridges are ground-nesting seed-eaters.[citation needed]According to Greek legend the first partridge appeared when Daedalus threw his nephew Perdix off the sacred hill of Athena in a fit of jealous rage. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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