chukar

chukar

English

Alectoris chukar

Alternative forms

• chichore, chikhor, chikkor, chikor, chuckoor, chuker, chukor

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चकोर (cakor).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃʌk.ɚ/

Noun

chukar (plural chukars)

1. A species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
   • 1892, Ram Bramha Sanyal, A Hand-book of the Management of Animals in Captivity in Lower Bengal‎:

     The black partridge is very noisy during the spring, which corresponds with its breeding season, and calls loud and incessantly in the morning, at midday, and sometimes even at night; the painted partridge has a pleasant chirping note; the chukar is another noisy bird; its call-note is fully described by Hume.

   • 1937, Monthly Bulletin of the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission:

     The climate is dry and at the time the chukars hatch that Is In their favor.

   • 2003, Layne Simpson, Shotguns & Shotgunning‎, page 92:

     I bagged this one on Michigan's upper peninsula. ruffed grouse to be more difficult to hit, but the chukar is the most difficult to get to. I have hunted chukar when they held tight to the point of a dog and the .410 was plenty of gun, but I have also hunted them when the 12-gauge was none too much.

Synonyms

• chukar partridge

Translations

partridge

Dutch: Aziatische steenpatrijs Finnish: vuoripyy (fi) German: Chukarhuhn n Greek: νησιώτικη πέρδικα f (nisiótiki pérdika)

Japanese: 岩鷓鴣 (ja) (iwashako) Navajo: naaʼahóóhai noodǫ́zígíí Persian: فرفور‎ (farfur) Russian: азиа́тский ке́клик m (aziátskij kéklik)

Further reading

• Chukar partridge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alectoris chukar on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Kuchar