Alectoris chukar
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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.
The chukar is a rotund 32–35 cm (13–14 in) long partridge, with a light brown back, grey breast, and buff belly. The shades vary across the various populations. The face is white with a black gorget. It has rufous-streaked flanks, red legs and coral red bill. Sexes are similar, the female slightly smaller in size and lacking the spur. The tail has 14 feathers, the third primary is the longest while the first is level with the fifth... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 2 | Al Ain Zoo | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 3 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | 西宁野生动物园 | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Cape May County Park & Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Tama Zoological Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 7 | Antalya Zoo | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | |
| 8 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Yerevan Zoo | 🇦🇲 Armenia | |
| 10 | Kyiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 11 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Hobart Zoo and Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Almaty Zoo | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | |
| 14 | wildlife park Feldkirch | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 15 | Wildpark Feldkirch | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 16 | Tarsus Doğa Park | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | |
| 17 | Tierpark Dessau | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Заасад | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 19 | Brantford Twin Valley Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 20 | Oaklawn Farm Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 21 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 22 | 360 Zoo | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 23 | Grodno Zoo | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 24 | Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 25 | Las Vegas Farm | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 26 | Prospect Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 27 | Batumi Zoo | 🇬🇪 Georgia | |
| 28 | Orange County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 29 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 30 | Batumi Dolphinarium | 🇬🇪 Georgia | |
| 31 | Thrissur Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 32 | Aquarium of Niagara | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 33 | herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 34 | akwarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 35 | Am Schüttel | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 36 | Bird Park | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 37 | Zoodoo Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chukar sighting in Almaty on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 73 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chukar in Almaty on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Almaty's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 20 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chukar sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Chukar sightings, Almaty ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 40%), Sincan (Turkey, about 30%) and Ramallah (Palestine, about 30%).
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Chukar that you can see in Almaty (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Ring-necked Pheasant (about 50%) and Common Quail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chukar is recorded against all the birds logged in Almaty (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
