Chukar Partridge

Alectoris chukar shestoperovi (Sushkin, 1927)

2007-05-12 Kaundy depression, Mangyshlak peninsula	© Andrey Kovalenko

Description

General colour light. Crown brownish, slightly pinkish. Olive colour on lower back well expressed. Black cross strips on flanks wide enough. Male wing length 160-168 (162), female 152-160 (156) mm.

Distribution

Breeding on Mangyshlak and in Ustyurt.

References

"Птицы Казахстана" том 2. Алма-Ата, 1962. Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.