Chukar Partridge

Alectoris chukar (Gray, JE, 1830)

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Chukar Partridge, Alectoris chukar, is a Palearctic bird of upland country in the pheasant family, breeding in parts of the Middle East and temperate Asia. It is native to Asia and has also been introduced elsewhere, with feral populations now established in parts of North America, Malta and New Zealand. Its most distinctive feature is the pattern on the face and underparts: a black line runs from the forehead through the eye and down the side of the head to a necklace around a white throat, and the flanks are barred in black and white.

Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Breeding range: Palearctic: s