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Chukar Partridge

Alectoris chukar

Photo by RKeskinen
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Field Notes

Description:

My parents found this bird on their porch. Didn't even fly away when they approached it. Very tame, probably escaped from captivity. Usually hunted for sport. It is a very interesting bird and quite nicely coloured.

Habitat:

Asia mainly, but feral breeding populations in the United States Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, high desert areas of California, Canada, New Zealand and Hawaii.

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukar

Reference Links:

Chukar Partridge

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Comments (2)
alicelongmartin
A new one for me, as you say nicely decorated. Thanks for the series of pictures.

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