Chukar Partridge
Chukar Partridge · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 32–35 cm
- Body Mass
- 502.1 g
- Wingspan
- 51 cm
- Diet
- Seeds
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 152).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 110).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
A playable recording is not currently available for this species.
🌍 Range & Habitat
14 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Alectoris chukar kleini
n Greece through Bulgaria and n Turkey to the Caucasus
- Alectoris chukar cypriotes
Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus and sw, sc Turkey
- Alectoris chukar kurdestanica
se Turkey, n Syria, n Iraq to n Iran
- Alectoris chukar sinaica
Syria to Sinai Pen. (Egypt)
- Alectoris chukar werae
e Iraq and sw Iran
- Alectoris chukar koroviakovi
ne, e Iran to w Pakistan
- Alectoris chukar subpallida
c Turkmenistan to c Uzbekistan and n Afghanistan
- Alectoris chukar falki
w Uzbekistan to nc Afghanistan and w China
- Alectoris chukar dzungarica
Tien Shan Mts. (e Kazakhstan, w China) to nw Mongolia
- Alectoris chukar pallida
w Xinjiang (w China)
- Alectoris chukar pallescens
ne Afghanistan to w Tibet
- Alectoris chukar chukar
e Afghanistan to Nepal
- Alectoris chukar potanini
w Mongolia and nw China
- Alectoris chukar pubescens
ne Xinjiang (w China) to sw Mongolia and n Ningxia (c China)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Alectoris chukar
Which family does it belong to?
Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic: Southern
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Olaf Oliviero Riemer · CC BY-SA 3.0


