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Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
Status.
Category E
Native Range
Asia. Turkey eastwards to Mongolia and eastern China
Conservation Status
Least Concern
British Occurrence
NBN atlas has 248 records as at end 2024. Map Here.
A species that was released for game shooting until it became illegal in 1993, and perhaps it still continues to some extent though the species is probably in decline in Britain. Birds were being sold on Preloved.co.uk in 2017 (£50/pair) so occasional birds are still likely to escape.
