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Chukar
Alectoris chukar
(A. c. kurdestanica)
| Armenian Name: | Քարակաքավ |
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See Plate 20 for Chukar and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 32-34 cm, Wing Span:47-52 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 91. |
| Adult: | Distinctly patterned head and throat. Upperparts are brown-gray. Breast is gray; flanks are pale yellowish-white, vertically barred with thick black on reddish-brown stripes. Scapulars are gray-blue with broad pinkish feather edges. |
| Juvenile: | Smaller; lacks the flank bars and distinct patterning of the head. |
| Behavior: | Runs rapidly over rough terrain and easily climbs steep surfaces. Usually seen in small flocks. Flies rapidly away from hiding places in grass and rocks when closely approached. |
| Habitat: | Rocky slopes near cliff formations in semidesert and arid mountain steppe; also large areas of exposed rocks near rivers or streams. |
| Food: | Seeds and green parts of various grasses, sometimes insects |
| Nest: | Ground scrape lined with dry grass in grass clump or under shrub or overhanging rock. |
| Eggs: | 39 mm, 8-20, yellow-white, pale brown-red spots. |
