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Chukar (Alectoris chukar) (Gray,JE, 1830)
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Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae

English:
  Chukar
Scientific:
  Alectoris chukar

Protonym:
  Perdix Chukar

Avibase ID:
  87CBEBF7C53AF64C

Taxomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175908

Czech:
  orebice čukar
German:
  Chukarhuhn
Danish:
  Chukarhøne
Spanish:
  Perdiz Chucar
Finnish:
  vuoripyy
French:
  Perdrix choukar
Icelandic:
  Berghæna
Italian:
  Coturnice orientale
Japanese:
  iwashako
Japanese:
  イワシャコ
Dutch:
  Aziatische Steenpatrijs
Polish:
  góropatwa azjatycka
Portuguese:
  Perdiz-chukar
Russian:
  Кеклик
Swedish:
  Berghöna


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Perdrix choukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Perdrix choukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 1st edition:
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 3rd edition:
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 4th edition:
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 6th edition:
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-14):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   Chukar Partridge ( Alectoris chukar)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Oriental Bird Club:
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   Chukar ( Alectoris chukar)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Alectoris chukar

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Alectoris graeca (sensu lato) by some authors

Related taxa
  Alectoris graeca
      * Alectoris graeca
           Alectoris graeca graeca
           Alectoris graeca saxatilis
                [Alectoris graeca orlandoi]
           Alectoris graeca whitakeri
      * Alectoris chukar
           Alectoris chukar chukar
           Alectoris chukar werae
                [Alectoris chukar farsiana]
           Alectoris chukar cypriotes
                [Alectoris chukar scotti]
           Alectoris chukar sinaica
           Alectoris chukar kleini
                [Alectoris chukar caucasica]
           Alectoris chukar kurdestanica
                [Alectoris chukar daghestanica]
                [Alectoris chukar armenica]
           Alectoris chukar dzungarica
           Alectoris chukar falki
                [Alectoris chukar kakelik]
           Alectoris chukar koroviakovi
                [Alectoris chukar shestoperovi]
                [Alectoris chukar dementievi]
                [Alectoris chukar laptevi]
                [Alectoris chukar laptev]
           Alectoris chukar potanini
           Alectoris chukar pubescens
                [Alectoris chukar ordoscensis]
           Alectoris chukar subpallida
           Alectoris chukar pallescens
           Alectoris chukar pallida
                [Alectoris chukar fallax]
      * Alectoris philbyi
      * Alectoris magna
           Alectoris magna magna
           Alectoris magna lanzhouensis

Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Asiatiese Patrys, Kleinrooivalk
Arabic: الشنار (الحجل), الشنّار
Azerbaijani: Kelik
Bulgarian: Планински кеклик, Тракийски кеклик
Catalan: Perdiu chukar, Perdiu grega
Catalan (Balears): Perdiu grega
Czech: Orebice cukar, orebice čukar, Orebice horská
Danish: Chukarhøne
German: Chukar Steinhuhn, Chukarhuhn, Chukarsteinhuhn, Steinhuhn
Greek: Νησιώτικη πέρδικα
English: Chucor, Chukar, Chukar Partridge, Chukor, Chukor Partridge, Indian Chukor, Rock partridge
Esperanto: Rokperdriko
Spanish: Perdiz Chucar, Perdiz chukar, Perdiz turca
Spanish (Mexico): perdiz chukar
Estonian: aasia kivikana, Kalju kivikana
Finnish: Vuoripyy
French: Perdrix bartavelle, Perdrix choukar, Perdrix chukar
Irish: Patraisc tiucair
Hebrew: חגלה, חגלה הסלע, חגלת הסלעים, חוגלה, חוגלת סלעים
Croatian: Čukar, Istočna jarebica
Hungarian: Csukár
Armenian: [Karakakav ], Քարակաքավ
Icelandic: Berghæna
Italian: Choukar, Chukar, Ciukar, Coturnice, Coturnice orientale
Japanese: iwashako, Iwa-shako
Japanese: イワシャコ
Georgian: კაკაბი
Kazakh: Кекілік, Ұлар
Latin: Alectoris chukar, Alectoris chukar kakelik, Alectoris graeca, Perdix chukar
Lithuanian: Akmeninis keklikas, Keklikas
Macedonian: Еребица, Еребица камењарка
Mongolian: Хахилаг
Dutch: Aziatische Steen Patrijs, Aziatische Steenpartijs, Aziatische Steenpatrijs, Chukar patrijs, Steenpatrijs
Norwegian: Balkanhøne, Berghøne, Steinhøne
Polish: góropatwa azjatycka, Góropatwa skalna, Kuropatwa górska, Kuropatwa skalna
Portuguese: perdiz chukar, Perdiz-chucar, Perdiz-chukar
Romansh: pernisch da gonda
Russian: Keklik, Каменная куропатка, Кеклик
Slovak: kuropatka horská, Kuropta horská
Slovenian: turška kotorna
Serbian: Jarebica kamenjarka, Јаребица каменјарка
Swedish: Berghöna, Stenhöna
Turkish: Kaya Kekliği, Kaya Keklişi, Kayakekliği, Keklik, Kınalı keklik, Kırmızı Keklik, kynaly keklik, Taşkekliği
Tuvinian: Даг торлаазы, Кеклик
Ukrainian: Кеклик
Chinese: [duola ji], [gaga ji], [hong-tui ji], [shi-ji], 嘎嘎鸡, 朵拉鸡, 石 鸡, 石雞, 石鸡, 红腿鸡

 

         

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