Snow Partridge
Lerwa lerwa(Hodgson, BH, 1833)
English (US) Snow Partridge
The Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa) 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: Himalayas from eastern Afghanistan to southern Tibet and southwestern ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lerwa lerwa
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Snow Partridge
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix Lerwa
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1833)
- Type locality
- Northern region of Nepal.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.1, no.9 p.107
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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