Chukar

Alectoris chukarOrder: GALLIFORMES Family: Turkeys and Grouse (Phasianidae)

Codes: Common Name: CHUK Scientific Name: ALECHU ITIS Taxonomic No.: 175908

Chukar Female - The female Chukar is smaller than the male and lacks small leg spurs.

Chukar - The breeding male Chukar has orange-brown and slate-blue upperparts and breast. The flanks are white with black and rufous barring. The white face has a sharp black line extending to the neck.

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Chukar

Chukar: Large, quail-like bird with orange-brown and slate-blue upperparts and breast, and black and rufous barred white flanks. White face has sharp black line extending to neck. Bill and legs are bright pink-red. Escapes danger by running. Direct flight with rapid deep wing beats.

● Song: "chuck chuck chuck"

● Foraging & Feeding: Chukar: Eats seeds, grass, forbs, and some shrub fruits; forages on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Chukar: Ten to twenty brown spotted, pale yellow eggs, are laid in a ground nest lined with grass and feathers, usually in the shelter of a rock or bush. Incubation ranges from 22 to 24 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Chukar: Gray Partridge has a rust-brown face, duller bill, red bars on flanks, and lacks black necklace.

Flight Pattern

Direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Chukar: Introduced from Eurasia; now occurs from British Columbia and Alberta south to California and Colorado. Preferred habitats include arid rocky hillsides and canyons.

^BreedingMonogamous

^Population

^MigrationAltitudinal movements

^Weight22.4 Ounces

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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Chukar

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Flight Pattern