Chukar - Alectoris chukar
Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.
First year: 1930's
Extirpated year: Unknown
Established status: Species were
formerly present in Florida, but are no longer present.
Estimated Florida range: 2
counties Not reported breeding
Statewide trend: No current
population
Threats to natives:
Unknown
Species Account: This
Eurasian species was introduced successfully to several parts of
the western United States as a game bird. Several attempts to
introduce this bird in Florida have failed. It is still common to
release captive bred chukars for sport shooting but habitat and
climate is unsuitable and they don't survive in this area
(Christensen 1996). In its native habitat the chukar lives or rocky
hillsides, open desert with sparse grasses, and barren plateaus
(American Ornithologists' Union 1983).
Habitats: Agricultural
habitat
| County |
First Year |
Extirpated Year |
Breeding status |
Notes |
| Duval |
2001 |
|
Not reported breeding |
Unconfirmed ID from dead bird reporting |
| Pasco |
1996 |
|
Not reported breeding |
Pranty 1997d |
References
American Ornithologists' Union. 1983. Check-list of
North American Birds. 7th edition. American Ornithologists' Union,
Washington D. C.
Christensen, G. C. 1996. Chukar (Alectoris chukar).
In Birds of North America, No. 258 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.) The
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American
Ornithological Union, Washington D. C.
Pranty, B. 1997d. Field Observations [SUMMER
REPORT: JUNE-JULY 1996] Florida Field Naturalist 25 (1):26-31,
1997.
Robertson, W. B., and G. E. Woolfenden. 1992.
Florida bird species: an annotated list. Florida Ornithological
Society, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Stevenson, H. M., and B. H. Anderson. 1994. The
birdlife of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, USA.
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