File:Alectoris-chukar-001.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Alectoris
Sign in to saveAlectoris is a genus of partridges in the family Phasianidae, closely related to Old World quail (Coturnix and relatives), snowcocks (Tetraogallus), partridge-francolins (Pternistis), bush quail (Perdicula), and sand and see-see partridges (Ammoperdix). Members of the genus are known collectively as rock partridges (a name that also refers to one species in particular, Alectoris graeca). The genus name is derived from the , meaning "chicken" or "farmyard fowl".
OverviewAI-generated
Alectoris is a taxon within the kingdom Animalia. It belongs to the family Phasianidae. The organism has been documented in various locations, including Greece, the United States, Australia, and France. Some records do not specify a country.
Specimens associated with this taxon are held by several institutions, including YPM, MZLU, DMNS, ANWC, and UMMZ. There are 17 records and 2 media items available in the iDigBio database. The name Alectoris is referenced by 185 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Collections
- YPM, MZLU, DMNS, ANWC, UMMZ, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Greece, No Information, United States, Australia, France, Locality Unknown, Spain, Russia (European)
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Introduced species and hybridisation
- Species
- See also
- References
Alectoris is a genus of partridges in the family Phasianidae, closely related to Old World quail (Coturnix and relatives), snowcocks (Tetraogallus), partridge-francolins (Pternistis), bush quail (Perdicula), and sand and see-see partridges (Ammoperdix). Members of the genus are known collectively as rock partridges (a name that also refers to one species in particular, Alectoris graeca). The genus name is derived from the , meaning "chicken" or "farmyard fowl".
Their fossils date back to the early Pleistocene, with extant representatives in southern Europe, North Africa and Arabia, and across Asia in Pakistan to Tibet and western China.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alectoris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.