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Chukar (chukar)
Alectoris chukar chukar (Gray, JE 1830)
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Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Alectoris
Scientific:
Alectoris chukar chukar
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Alectoris
Scientific:
Alectoris chukar chukar
Original description
Citation:
(Gray, JE 1830)
Reference:
Ill. Indian Zool. Hardwicke
1, no.2 pl.54
Protonym:
Perdix Chukar
Type locality:
India, no exact locality given but Srinagar, Kumaon accepted as type locality by Hellmayr, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 17, 1929, p. 136.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/172892#page/121/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
FC16F1D34ADF7810
Avibase ID:
avibase-FC16F1D3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FC16F1D3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677764
Geographic range:
- Alectoris chukar chukar: eastern Afghanistan to eastern Nepal
Source: Clements checklist
Chukar (chukar)
French:
Perdrix choukar (chukar)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chukar (chukar) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chukar (chukar) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chukar (chukar) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Chukar (chukar) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chukar (nominate) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chukar (nominate) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chukar (nominate) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chukar (nominate) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chukar (nominate) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chukar (nominate) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chukar (nominate) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chukar (nominate) ( Alectoris chukar chukar) |
| Avilist 2025: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Alectoris graeca chukar [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Alectoris graeca chukar [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alectoris chukar chukar [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Chukarhuhn
English: Chukar (chukar), Chukar (nominal form), Chukar (nominate), Chukor Partridge
Spanish: Perdiz chucar-chukar
French: Perdrix choukar (chukar), Perdrix choukar (nominal), Perdrix choukar (nominale), Perdrix choukar (race nominale)
Scientific: Alectoris chukar chukar, Alectoris graeca chukar, Alectoris graeca graeca, Chacura pugnax, Perdix Chukar, Perdix chukar chukar, Perdix graeca
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