Alectoris chukar (Chukar
partridge)
Asiatiese patrys [Afrikaans]; Aziatische steenpatrijs
[Dutch]; Perdrix choukar [French]; Chukar steinhuhn [German]; Perdiz-chucar
[Portuguese]
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Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned
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vertebrates) > Tetrapoda
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Coelurosauria > Maniraptora > Aves
(birds) > Order: Galliformes >
Family: Phasianidae
This species has become naturalised on Robben Island (off Cape Town).
The population on Robben Island originates from six birds that were confiscated
by customs officers and released on the island in 1964. The Chukar partridge is native to southern Europe through to central Asia
and China.
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