The rock partridge (Alectoris), bantamlike birds of Africa; and. From Wordnik.com. [5 Chicken] Reference
Birds include chukar (Alectoris chukar), partridge (Perdix perdix) and eagles (Aquila spp.). From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests] Reference
This is also the only site in Saudi Arabia containing numerous birds of the chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar). From Wordnik.com. [Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert] Reference
It represents a rather handsome partridge, Alectoris chukar, but what caught my attention were the pronunciation and etymology. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: CHUKAR.] Reference
Avifauna including rock partridge Alectoris graeca, common quail Coturnix coturnix, feral rock dome Columba livia and falcon Falco sp. have also been recorded in the park. From Wordnik.com. [Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappodocia, Turkey] Reference
In addition, 5 species restricted wholly or largely to the Middle East are resident here, including Alectoris melanocephala, Ammoperdix heyi, Otus brucei, Oenanthe monach and O. alboniger. From Wordnik.com. [Al Hajar Al Gharbi montane woodlands] Reference
Forest fauna include brown bear Ursus arctos, grey wolf Canis lupus, wild boar Sus scrofa, wild cat Felis silvestris, chamois Rupicapra rupicapra, various species of eagle, capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, black grouse Lyrurus tetrix and rock partridge Alectoris graeca. From Wordnik.com. [Durmitor National Park, Montenegro] Reference
Only 16 birds are recorded, most noticeable among them being the blue chaffinch Fringilla teydea teydea, the wild canary Serinus canaria, Berthelot's pipit Anthus berthelotii berthelotii, the commonest bird, kestrel Falco tinnunculus canariensis, long eared owl Asio otus canariensis and Barbary partridge Alectoris barbara. From Wordnik.com. [Teide National Park, Spain] Reference
In areas of semi-arid steppe, typical avifauna includes rock partridges (Alectoris chukar and A. graeca), see-see partridge (Ammoperdix griseogularis), little bustard (Tetrax tetrax), houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata), black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) and black vulture (Aegypius monachus). From Wordnik.com. [Zagros Mountains forest steppe] Reference
Among birds, common are lark (Galerida cristata), stone patridge (Alectoris chucar), doves (Columba livia, Streptopelia turtur, S. orientalis), hawks (Accipiter nisus, A. badius), buzzard (Buteo rufinus), kite (Milvus korshun), falcons (Falco tinnunculus), pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), titmice (Parus), flycatchers (Muscicapa), nightingale (Luscinia megarhyncha), finches (Carduelis), buntings (Emberiza), warblers (Sylvia), and shrikes (Lanius). From Wordnik.com. [Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe] Reference
Other characteristic bird species include chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), Himаlayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis), northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), wagtail (Motacilla), golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), titmice (Parus, Remiz), sparrows (Passer), shrikes (Lanius), spotted flycatchers (Muscicapa), eastern turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis), rock pigeon (Columba livia), wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), and thrush nightingales (Luscinia luscinia). From Wordnik.com. [Gissaro-Alai open woodlands] Reference
Birds include lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus, golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos, European kestrel Falco tinnunculus, black grouse Tetrao tetrix, hazel grouse Bonasa bonasia, chukar Alectoris graeca, rock ptarmigan Lagopus mutus, Tengmalm's owl Aegolius funereus and pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum, black woodpecker Dryocopus martius, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, green woodpecker Picus viridis, yellow-billed chough Pyrrhocorax graculus, red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, European nutcracker Nucifraga caryacatactes, wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria, rock thrush, Monticolla saxatilis and snow finch Montifrigilla nivalis. From Wordnik.com. [Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, Switzerland] Reference
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