Przevalski's Partridge
Alectoris magna(Przevalski, NM, 1876)
English (US) Przevalski's Partridge
The Przevalski's Partridge (Alectoris magna) 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.
Range: arid montane northern Qinghai and west-central Gansu (north-central China)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Alectoris magna
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Przevalski's Partridge
- Described by
- (Przevalski, NM, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Alectoris magna magna
- Alectoris magna lanzhouensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caccabis magna
- Described by
- (Przevalski, NM, 1876)
- Type locality
- Zaidam, Koko-nor and northern Tibet.
- Original description
- Mongoliya i strana tangutov: trekhletneye puteshestviye v vostochnoy nagornoy Azii 2 p.127
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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