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The Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes. They are found widely across the Tibetan Plateau and have some variations in plumage across populations. They forage on the ground in the sparsely vegetated high altitude regions, moving in pairs during the summer and in larger ...
Hill partridge, Arborophila torqueola; Rufous-throated partridge, Arborophila rufogularis; Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus; Red spurfowl, Galloperdix spadicea (A) Blue-breasted quail, Synoicus chinensis; Common quail, Coturnix coturnix; Rain quail, Coturnix coromandelica (A) Chukar, Alectoris chukar; Tibetan snowcock, Tetraogallus tibetanus
None of the species is threatened on a global scale, but the two more widespread partridges are over-hunted in parts of their range. The grey partridge has been badly affected by agricultural changes, and its range has contracted considerably. The Tibetan partridge seems secure in its extensive and often inaccessible range on the Tibetan plateau.
Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
Family: Phasianidae Snow partridge, Lerwa lerwa – r; See-see partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis; Tibetan snowcock, Tetraogallus tibetanus – r; Himalayan snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis – r
A partridge is a medium-sized galliform bird in any of several genera, with a wide native distribution throughout parts of Europe, Asia and Africa. Several species have been introduced to the Americas.
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anseranatidae The family contains a single species, the magpie goose.It was an early and distinctive offshoot of the anseriform family tree, diverging after the screamers and before all other ducks, geese and swans, sometime in the late Cretaceous.
Rock partridge; Red-legged partridge; Snow Mountains quail; White-cheeked partridge; Orange-necked partridge; White-necklaced partridge; Chinese grouse; Ferruginous partridge; Greater sage-grouse; Japanese quail; White eared pheasant; Tibetan eared pheasant; Siberian grouse; Salvadori's pheasant; Malay crested fireback; Swinhoe's pheasant ...