Chukar
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| Genus: | Alectoris |
| Species: | A. chukar |
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| Alectoris chukar (Gray, 1830) | |
The chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Other common names of this bird include 'Chukker' (sometimes misspelled as 'Chuker'), 'Chukar Partridge', 'Red-legged Partridge', 'Rock Partridge', 'Indian Hill Partridge', 'Chukka', 'Chukkar', 'Chukor', 'Chukore', 'Chikone', 'Kabk', 'Kau-Kau', and 'Keklik'.
Distribution
This partridge has its native range in Asia from Kashmir in the east to southeastern Europe in the west, and is closely related and similar to its western equivalent, the red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa. It has been introduced widely, and became established in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Hawaii. In Great Britain, hybrids between this species and the also introduced red-legged partridge are common.
The Chukar is the national bird of Pakistan.
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