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Scientific Name
Alectoris chukar
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alectoris chukar (J. E. Gray, 1830)
Park
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Chukar, Chukar Partridge, Rock Partridge
Park Synonyms
Alectoris graeca
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyPhasianidae
GenusAlectoris
SpeciesAlectoris chukar
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Welles 1955
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Not Cultivated Introduced for hunting
Abundance
Common
Management Tags
  • Exploitation Concern
    Hunted in the state
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
65
References
13
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - IM Office
Created Date
2/25/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ebernard@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/22/2014 4:19:17 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted from NPFauna database by I & M Office Wauer, Roland 1964. Ecological Distribution of the Birds of the Panamint Mountains, California.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
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Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Haleakala National Park (HALE)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Hovenweep National Monument (HOVE)
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