Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Chukar (Alectoris chukar) - HBW 2, p. 485
French: Perdrix choukar
German: Chukarhuhn
Spanish: Perdiz Chucar
Other common names: Chukar/Chukor Partridge, Chukor
Taxonomy: Perdix Chukar J. E. Gray, 1830, India = Srinagar.
Previously placed in superspecies with A. philbyi, A. barbara and A. rufa, but now proposed to form superspecies with A. magna, A. graeca and A. philbyi. Has been included within A. graeca. A. kakelik is a synonym. Populations of Bulgaria and Crete have been separated in races kleini and scotti respectively, but usually included in cypriotes; other proposed races are: caucasica, included in kurdestanica; shestoperovi, laptevi and dementievi, included in koroviakovi; and o.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Perdix Chukar J. E. Gray,1830. India = Srinagar.
Previously placed in superspecies with A. philbyi, A. barbara and A. rufa, but now proposed to form superspecies with A. magna, A. graeca and A. philbyi. Has been included within A. graeca. A. kakelik is a synonym. Populations of Bulgaria and Crete have been separated in races kleini and scotti respectively, but usually included in cypriotes; other proposed races are: caucasica, included in kurdestanica; shestoperovi, laptevi and dementievi, included in koroviakovi; and obscurata, included in dzungarica. Fourteen subspecies currently recognized.
Previously placed in superspecies with A. philbyi, A. barbara and A. rufa, but now proposed to form superspecies with A. magna, A. graeca and A. philbyi. Has been included within A. graeca. A. kakelik is a synonym. Populations of Bulgaria and Crete have been separated in races kleini and scotti respectively, but usually included in cypriotes; other proposed races are: caucasica, included in kurdestanica; shestoperovi, laptevi and dementievi, included in koroviakovi; and obscurata, included in dzungarica. Fourteen subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cypriotes Hartert, 1917 - SE Bulgaria E through Asia Minor to S Syria; S Aegean Is, Crete, Rhodes and Cyprus.
- sinaica (Bonaparte, 1858) - N Syrian Desert S to Sinai Peninsula.
- kurdestanica Meinertzhagen, 1923 - Caucasus S to Iran.
- cypriotes Hartert, 1917 - SE Bulgaria E through Asia Minor to S Syria; S Aegean Is, Crete, Rhodes and Cyprus.
- sinaica (Bonaparte, 1858) - N Syrian Desert S to Sinai Peninsula.
- kurdestanica Meinertzhagen, 1923 - Caucasus S to Iran.
- werae (Zarudny & Loudon, 1904) - E Iraq and SW Iran.
- koroviakovi (Zarudny, 1914) - E Iran E to Pakistan.
- subpallida (Zarudny, 1914) - Tadjikistan.
- falki Hartert, 1917 - Kazakhstan S to NC Afghanistan and E to NW China (W Xinjiang).
- dzungarica Sushkin, 1927 - NW Mongolia, Altai Mts and E Tibet.
- pallescens (Hume, 1873) - NE Afghanistan E through NW India to W Tibet.
- pallida (Hume, 1873) - NW China (W & S Xinjiang).
- fallax Sushkin, 1927 - NW China, in Tien Shan Mts of NW Xinjiang.
- chukar (J. E. Gray, 1830) - E Afghanistan E to Nepal.
- pubescens (Swinhoe, 1871) - China, from W Qinghai and W Sichuan NE through Inner Mongolia to Liaoning.
- potanini Sushkin, 1927 - W Mongolia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing on a rock and jumping down. Athens, Attica Region, Greece (ssp cypriotes)
Eldert Groenewoud 13 April 2008 2 years ago 26 sec 4 -
A bird feeding in grass Georgia
niikak 22 March 2010 1 year ago 27 sec 3.5 -
A bird walking and foraging. Athens, Attica Region, Greece (ssp cypriotes)
Eldert Groenewoud 13 April 2008 2 years ago 34 sec 3.5 -
A bird preening on the ground. Athens, Attica Region, Greece (ssp cypriotes)
Eldert Groenewoud 13 April 2008 2 years ago 15 sec 3.5 -
A crouching bird Lesbos, Greece (ssp cypriotes)
Eric Roualet 8 September 2007 2 years ago 9 sec 3.5 -
A bird resting under a bush and calling Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Jan Wigmore 31 March 2008 2 years ago 26 sec 3.5
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on rock Valley of Tears, Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 3 May 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
on a rock Ramot, Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 21 March 2011 9 weeks ago 4.3 -
game bird in Pakistan Pakistan
Zotyesz 10 December 2006 1 year ago 4 -
A bird sitting on the ground. Sohos, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 1 April 2000 2 years ago 3.3 -
A standing bird. Willow Springs, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Clark County, Nevada, USA (United States)
Frankie_Lv 13 May 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Flock seen at Sounio. Central Greece Region, Greece (ssp cypriotes)
Joe Prasil 8 January 2007 1 year ago 2.7
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Adult male calling. Negev Desert, Israel
(ssp sinaica)
Iva Hristova 27 May 2007 1 year ago 2
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