Chukar partridge

For other uses of "chukar", see Chukar (disambiguation).

Chukar partridge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Alectoris
Species:
A. chukar
Binomial name
Alectoris chukar
(J. E. Gray, 1830)
Subspecies
List
    • A. c. chukar
    • A. c. cypriotes
    • A. c. dzungarica
    • A. c. falki
    • A. c. kleini
    • A. c. koroviakovi
    • A. c. kurdestanica
    • A. c. pallescens
    • A. c. pallida
    • A. c. potanini
    • A. c. pubescens
    • A. c. sinaica
    • A. c. subpallida
    • A. c. werae
Rough distribution of chukar (green) and related partridges
Synonyms
  • Caccabis kakelik
Chukar Patridge from United Arab Emirates

The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), or simply chukar, is a Palearctic upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It has been considered to form a superspecies complex along with the rock partridge, Philby's partridge and Przevalski's partridge and treated in the past as conspecific particularly with the first. This partridge has well-marked black and white bars on the flanks and a black band running from the forehead across the eye down the head to form a necklace that encloses a white throat. Native to Asia, the species has been introduced into many other places and feral populations have established themselves in parts of North America, Malta and New Zealand. This bird can be found in parts of Middle East and temperate Asia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Alectoris chukar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22678691A155454429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22678691A155454429.en. Retrieved 24 May 2022.