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Chukar (pallescens)
Alectoris chukar pallescens (Hume, AO 1873)
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Alectoris
Scientific:
Alectoris chukar pallescens
Original description
Citation:
(Hume, AO 1873)
Reference:
Lahore to Yarkand [Henderson & Hume]
Protonym:
Caccabis pallescens
Type locality:
Karbu, Ladak [=Ladakh, India]
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/181337#page/405/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
481F681673AA4832
Avibase ID:
avibase-481F6816
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/481F6816
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677771
Geographic range:
- Alectoris chukar pallescens: northeastern Afghanistan to Ladakh and western Tibet
Source: Clements checklist
Chukar (pallescens)
French:
Perdrix choukar (pallescens)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chukar (pallescens) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chukar (pallescens) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chukar (pallescens) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Chukar (pallescens) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chukar (Northern) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chukar (Northern) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chukar (Northern) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chukar (Northern) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chukar (Northern) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chukar (Northern) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chukar (Northern) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chukar (Northern) ( Alectoris chukar pallescens) |
| Avilist 2025: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Alectoris graeca pallescens [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Alectoris graeca pallescens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Alectoris graeca pallescens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alectoris chukar pallescens [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Chukarhuhn
English: Chukar (Northern), Chukar (pallescens), Northern Chukar, Northern Chukor
Spanish: Perdiz chucar-pallescens
French: Perdrix choukar (pallescens)
Scientific: Alectoris chukar pallescens, Alectoris graeca pallescens, Caccabis pallescens, Perdix chukar pallescens
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