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Chukar

Alectoris chukar

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Olympic National Park
1 Verified records at Olympic National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park

Sooty Grouse
LC

Sooty Grouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendragapus fuliginosus

<5% · Rare
Ruffed Grouse
LC Endemic

Ruffed Grouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bonasa umbellus

<5% · Rare
Wild Turkey
LC Endemic

Wild Turkey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Meleagris gallopavo

<5% · Rare
Ring-necked Pheasant
LC Endemic

Ring-necked Pheasant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phasianus colchicus

<5% · Rare
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

<5% · Rare
California Quail
LC Endemic

California Quail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Callipepla californica

5–10% · With luck
Northern Bobwhite
NT Endemic

Northern Bobwhite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colinus virginianus

<5% · Rare
Helmeted Guineafowl
LC

Helmeted Guineafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numida meleagris

Insufficient data
Mountain Quail
LC

Mountain Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreortyx pictus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Chukar at Olympic National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
4 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
8 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
11 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
12 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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