Chukar Partridge
Alectoris chukar(Gray, JE, 1830)
English (US) Chukar Partridge
The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Alectoris chukar
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chukar Partridge
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 14 subspecies for this species.
- Alectoris chukar kleini
- Alectoris chukar cypriotes
- Alectoris chukar kurdestanica
- Alectoris chukar sinaica
- Alectoris chukar werae
- Alectoris chukar koroviakovi
- Alectoris chukar subpallida
- Alectoris chukar falki
- Alectoris chukar dzungarica
- Alectoris chukar pallida
- Alectoris chukar pallescens
- Alectoris chukar chukar
- Alectoris chukar potanini
- Alectoris chukar pubescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix Chukar
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1830)
- Type locality
- India, no exact locality given but Srinagar, Kumaon accepted as type locality by Hellmayr, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 17, 1929, p. 136.
- Original description
- Illustrations of Indian zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F. R. S. 1, no.2 pl.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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