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 LC    Rusty-necklaced Partridge* Id (Atlas):
    Alectoris magna

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Przevalski's Partridge, Rusty-necklaced Partridge, Rusty necklaced Partridge, Przevalski's Rock partridge

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
38 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Przewalski, 1876)

Habitat
Temperate grassland. From 1,300 - 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)
China (mainland) (B).

North-central China (Qinghai and south-eastern Gansu).
 
Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

 
Przevalski's Partridge (Alectoris magna) [XC665713]
     by Dave Guo from Haixi, Qinghai, China (song)

 
Przevalski's Partridge (Alectoris magna) [XC491098]
     by Peter Boesman from Dry mountains around Xining, Qinghai, China (call)

Subspecies
Formerly included in genus Caccabis; Caccabis hwanghoensis is a synonym. Forms superspecies with Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca), Chukar (Alectoris chukar) and Philby's Partridge (Alectoris philbyi). Has been considered a subspecies of Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • magna (Przewalski, 1876)   -  Desolate regions of north-central China (Qinghai and Gansu).
  • lanzhouensis Liu, Huang & Wen, 2004   -  Lanzhou Basin, central Gansu north-central China).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rusty-necklaced Partridge (Alectoris magna) - 10 files


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