The rock partridge

"Unlike the other two mountain galliformes, the rock ptarmigan and the black grouse, the rock partridge is a thermophilous species (a warmth-loving species), which explains its presence on the sunny slopes of the Maurienne. Barataval (rock partridge) in Provençal means ""door latch"" or “clacking windmill”. The rock partridge is named after its song which resembles the sound of a latch. The best months to hear the bird are April and May when the male marks its territory at the break of day."