Chukar partridge
Alectoris chukar (J. E. Gray, 1830)
The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) is a small bird in the family Phasianidae and the order Galliformes. It is a terrestrial, sedentary granivore of shrubland, with a trophic level of herbivore.
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Quick facts about the chukar partridge
Adults weigh from 501 to 650 g, with a representative value of 502.1 g, and the wingspan measures from 48.7 to 53.3 cm. The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- 501 g – 650 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 48.7 cm – 53.3 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 6.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 23.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 9.2 – 11.3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the chukar partridge?
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Where does the chukar partridge live?
Not recorded
What is the chukar partridge?
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.
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Is the chukar partridge endangered?
The chukar partridge is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the chukar partridge classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusAlectoris
- SpeciesAlectoris chukar (J. E. Gray, 1830)
Synonyms Alectoris chukar kakelik
Other names and names in other languages (76)
- CHPAEnglish
- ChuckarEnglish
- ChukarEnglish
- ChukorEnglish
- Chukor partridgeEnglish
- Asiatiese PatrysAfrikaans
- شنارArabic
- حجل الشوكارArabic
- حجل شوكارArabic
- الشنار (الحجل)Arabic
- Xınalı kəklikAzerbaijani
- خینالی ککلیکazb
- Тракийски кекликBulgarian
- Klujar choukarBreton
- perdiu chukarCatalan
- کەوCentral Kurdish
- orebice čukarCzech
- petrisen siwcarWelsh
- ChukarhøneDanish
- ChukarhuhnGerman
- Νησιώτικη ΠέρδικαGreek
- ĉukara perdrikoEsperanto
- Perdiz chucarSpanish
- Perdiz chúcarSpanish
- Perdiz chukarSpanish
- aasia kivikanaEstonian
- Turkiar eperBasque
- کبک چوکارPersian
- کبک معمولیPersian
- vuoripyyFinnish
- Perdrix chukarFrench
- Bartavelle choukarFrench
- Perdrix choukarFrench
- Patraisc thiucairIrish
- חוגלת סלעיםHebrew
- चकोरHindi
- jarebica čukaraCroatian
- csukárHungarian
- ՔարակաքավArmenian
- BerghænaIcelandic
- Coturnice orientaleItalian
- Coturnice asiaticaItalian
- イワシャコJapanese
- КъуршджэдKabardian
- КекілікKazakh
- 추카Korean
- 바위자고새Korean
- Kewê sorKurdish
- kalninis keklikasLithuanian
- čukoraLatvian
- турска еребица камењаркаMacedonian
- Эрээнхавирга хахилагMongolian
- Ази кекликWestern Mari
- Naaʼahóóhai noodǫ́zígííNavajo
- च्याखुराNepali
- Aziatische SteenpatrijsDutch
- berghøneNorwegian
- ਚਕੋਰPunjabi
- góropatwa azjatyckaPolish
- perdiz-chucarPortuguese
- КекликRussian
- Азиатский кекликRussian
- Азиатская каменная куропаткаRussian
- VárrevuonccisNorthern Sami
- kuropta čukarSlovak
- turška kotornaSlovenian
- چڪورSindhi
- Turska kamenjarkaSerbian
- berghönaSwedish
- Kınalı KeklikTurkish
- Кеклик азійськийUkrainian
- кеклик кремовогорлийUkrainian
- چکورUrdu
- KaklikUzbek
- 石雞Chinese
- 石鸡Chinese
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Relatives of the chukar partridge
Other species in the same genus Alectoris.
Rock partridge
Alectoris graeca
Red-legged partridge
Alectoris rufa
Barbary partridge
Alectoris barbara
Arabian partridge
Alectoris melanocephala
Philby's partridge
Alectoris philbyi
Przevalski's partridge
Alectoris magna
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Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
How heavy is a chukar partridge?
Adult Chukar partridges weigh from 501 to 650 g, with a representative value of 502.1 g. This places it in the small size class.
What does the chukar partridge eat?
The chukar partridge is a granivore, and its trophic level is herbivore.
What habitat does the chukar partridge live in?
It lives in shrubland, where it is terrestrial and sedentary.
How long does a chukar partridge live?
The lifespan of the chukar partridge is given as 6.2 years.
How many eggs does a chukar partridge lay?
The chukar partridge lays 11.25 eggs per clutch, with 1.5 clutches per year, and incubation lasts 23.5 days.
What kind of animal is the chukar partridge?
It is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Alectoris.
Who named the chukar partridge?
The chukar partridge, Alectoris chukar, was named by (J. E. Gray, 1830).
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