Chukar
Alectoris chukar
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusAlectoris (Rock Partridges)
- SpeciesAlectoris chukar (Chukar)
The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), or simply chukar, is a Palearctic upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It has been considered to form a superspecies complex along with the rock partridge, Philby's partridge and Przevalski's partridge and treated in the past as conspecific particularly with the first. This partridge has well-marked black and white bars on the flanks and a black band running from the forehead across the eye down the head to form a necklace that encloses a white throat. Native to Asia, the species has been introduced into many other places and feral populations have established themselves in parts of North America, Malta and New Zealand. This bird can be found in parts of Middle East and temperate Asia. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Chukar sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 4 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 12 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chukar in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Chukar sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chukar in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
April has the highest sighting rate for Chukar in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.