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Snow Partridge

Lerwa lerwa (Hodgson, BH 1833)

The snow partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae found widely distributed across the high-altitude Himalayan regions of India, Pakistan, Nepal and China. It is the only species within its genus, and within the tribe Lerwini, and is thought to be the most basal member of the subfamily Phasianinae. The species is found in alpine pastures and open hillside above the treeline but not in as bare rocky terrain as the Himalayan snowcock and is not as wary as that species. Males and females look similar in plumage but males have a spur on their tarsus. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Lerwa
Scientific:
  Lerwa lerwa

Original description

Citation:
  (Hodgson, BH 1833)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 1, no.9 p. 107

Protonym:
  Perdix Lerwa

Type locality:
  Northern region of Nepal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859547

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AEC62A99FF842452

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AEC62A99

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AEC62A99

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175945

Geographic range:

  • Lerwa lerwa: Himalayas from eastern Afghanistan to southern Tibet and southwestern China
  • Lerwa lerwa lerwa: Himalayas from eastern Afghanistan to southern Tibet
  • Lerwa lerwa [major or callipygia]: eastern Tibet
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Snow Partridge
Catalan:
Gall nival bec-roig
Czech:
koroptev sněžní
Danish:
Snehøne
German:
Haldenhuhn
Spanish:
Perdiz Lerwa
Spanish (Spain):
Perdiz Lerwa
Finnish:
himalajanpyy
French:
Lerva des neiges
Croatian:
pjegavi jareb
Hungarian:
hófogoly
Italian:
Pernice delle nevi
Japanese (romaji):
yukishako
Japanese:
ユキシャコ
Lithuanian:
Snieginė kurapka
Dutch:
Sneeuwpatrijs
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sherpahøne
Norwegian:
Sherpahøne
Polish:
śnieżnik
Portuguese:
Perdiz-das-neves
Portuguese (Portugal):
perdiz-das-neves
Russian:
Снежная куропатка
Slovak:
lerva snežná
Serbian:
Snežna jarebica lerva
Swedish:
sherpahöna
Ukrainian:
Куріпка сніжна
Chinese:
雪鹑
Chinese (Traditional):
雪鶉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Lerva des neiges ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Lerva des neiges ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lerwa lerwa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lerwa lerwa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lerwa lerwa [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Snow Partridge ( Lerwa lerwa) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lerwa lerwa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lerwa lerwa [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Belarusian: Снежная курапатка
Bulgarian: Снежна лерва
Bengali: তুলায ফাতািআ
Bengali (transliteration): tuṣāra bātā'i
Catalan: Gall nival bec-roig, Perdiu de les neus
Czech: Koroptev snežní, koroptev sněžní
Welsh: Petrisen eira
Danish: Snehøne
German: Haldehuhn, Haldenhuhn, Lerwahuhn
Greek: Χιovoπέρδικα
English: Snow Partridge
English, HBW: Snow Partridge
English (IOC): Snow Partridge
English (United States): Snow Partridge
Esperanto: Neĝoperdriko, Neĝperdriko
Spanish: Perdiz Lerwa, Perdriz lerwa
Spanish (Spain): Perdiz Lerwa
Spanish (HBW): Snow Partridge
Estonian: lumekana
Finnish: Himalajanpyy
French: Lerva des neiges, Perdrix des neiges, Perdrix lerwa
Frisian: Sniepatriis
Irish: Patraisc shneachta
Galician: Perdiz das neves
Manx: Patrag niaghtee
Croatian: pjegavi jareb
Hungarian: hófogoly
Italian: Pernice delle nevi
Japanese (romaji): yukishako
Japanese: ユキシャコ
Scientific: Lerwa lerwa, Lerwa lerwa lerwa, Lerwa lerwa major, Perdix Lerwa
Lithuanian: Snieginė kurapka, Sniegvištė
Latvian: Butānas sniegirbe
Nepali: लरवान
Dutch: Sneeuwpatrijs
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sherpahøne
Norwegian: Sherpahøne
Polish: snieznik, śnieżnik
Portuguese: Perdiz-das-neves
Portuguese (Portugal): perdiz-das-neves
Rhaeto-Romance: Pernisch da naiv
Romanian: Potârniche de zăpadă
Russian: Снежная куропатка
Slovak: lerva snežná
Serbian: Snežna jarebica lerva
Swedish: Sherpahöna
Turkish: Kar kekliği
Tatar: кар көртлеге
Ukrainian: Куріпка сніжна
Chinese: 雪鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 雪鶉

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