Chukar partridge
Scientific name: Alectoris chukar (J. E. Gray, 1830)
Overview
The chukar partridge, or simply chukar, is a Palearctic upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It has been considered to form a superspecies complex along with the rock partridge, Philby's partridge and Przevalski's partridge and treated in the past as conspecific particularly with the first. This partridge has well-marked black and white bars on the flanks and a black band running from the forehead across the eye down the head to form a necklace that encloses a white throat. Native to Asia, the species has been introduced into many other places and feral populations have established themselves in parts of North America, Malta and New Zealand. This bird can be found in parts of Middle East and temperate Asia.
From the Wikipedia article “Chukar partridge”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3.
Size and lifespan
| Measurement | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Adult weight (male) | 650 g | Wikidata, citing “Handbook of the Birds of the World”, multi-volume series covering all bird species |
| Adult weight (female) | 565 g | Wikidata, citing “Handbook of the Birds of the World”, multi-volume series covering all bird species |
| Birth weight | 22.5 g | Wikidata, citing “AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING”, article by Terje Lislevand et al published June 2007 in Ecology |
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China); North America; Oceania; Southern Asia.
Common names
Also known in English as Chuckar, Chukar, chukor partridge.
Names in other languages (12)
- Arabic
- حجل شقر
- Chinese
- 石鸡
- French
- Perdrix choukar, Perdrix chukar
- German
- Chukarhuhn
- Hindi
- चकोर
- Japanese
- イワシャコ
- Persian
- کبک معمولی
- Portuguese
- perdiz-chucar
- Russian
- Азиатский кеклик, Кеклик
- Spanish
- Perdiz chúcar, Perdiz chukar
- Turkish
- Kınalı keklik
- Urdu
- چکور
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, measurements, names in other languages. Q194043, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Chukar partridge”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — L. Shyamal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026