chukar

noun

chu·kar ˈchə-kər

also chə-ˈkär

: a grayish-brown Eurasian partridge (Alectoris chukar) introduced as a game bird into arid mountainous regions of the western U.S.

called also chukar partridge

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About 100,000 birds, including pheasants, chukar, Hungarian and French red-legged partridges, were killed by animal health authorities after the finding. —

Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024 Some hunters in southern Idaho may dispute this, but Nevada is home to the best wild chukar hunting in the world. —

Matt Hardinge, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2020 Place a chukar atop or beside the squash, and pass the salsa macha at the table. —

Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 30 Sep. 2020 The clays will fly in a few different directions, but always out in front and away from you…just like pheasants, chukar, and quail normally do. —

Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2020 To most, a partridge probably brings to mind something like the plump little chukar, a partridge native to Eurasia and introduced to North America as a game bird. —

National Geographic, 23 Dec. 2017