Rock Partridges
Alectoris
The genus Alectoris is a well-defined group of partridge species of the order Galliformes, allied with coturnix and snowcocks and also related to partridge-francolins ( Pternistes) and junglebush quail ( Perdicula ). They are known collectively as rock partridges. The genus name is from Ancient Greek alektoris a farmyard chicken.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Red-legged Partridge
speciesAlectoris rufa
Chukar
speciesAlectoris chukar
Rock Partridge
speciesAlectoris graeca
Barbary Partridge
speciesAlectoris barbara
Przevalski's Partridge
speciesAlectoris magna
Arabian Partridge
speciesAlectoris melanocephala
Philby's Partridge
speciesAlectoris philbyi
Alectoris graeca × rufa
hybridAlectoris graeca × rufa
Alectoris chukar × graeca
hybridAlectoris chukar × graeca
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 845.