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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Alectoris chukar | Chukar 



ABBREVIATION : 
ALCH

COMMON NAMES : 
   chukar
   chukar partridge
   Indian hill partridge
   rock partridge


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of the chukar is Alectoris chukar
Gray.  It is a member of the pheasant family (Phasianidae) [1,4,16].
Previously, some authorities placed it as conspecific with rock
partridge (A. graeca), but it is now considered a distinct species
[1,16].  All of the introduced North American stock is apparently A.
chukar [7].

All information in this write-up refers to North American populations.


ORDER : 
Galliformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, May 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1994. Alectoris chukar. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Alectoris chukar | Chukar