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What kind of bird is this? Where does it come from? Is it native to Wisconsin or does it migrate from elsewhere? It seems mischievous because of its masked appearance….. After a couple of hours of searching, I believe this to be a Alectoris chukar , Order: Galliformes , family: Phasianidae. This bird was introduced into the United States from Pakistan to be a game bird. It lives in rocky terrain across the western United States. From the reading I have done, and the maps of where they are found, this seems to have traveled further East than what is believed. Similar species are the gray partridge, California quail and the Mountain qual. This large bird has orange-brown and slate- blue upper parts and breast, black and rufous barred white flanks and a white face with a sharp black line. The bill and legs are pink-red. It escapes danger by running. It feeds primarily on seeds. It has a direct flight with rapid deep wing beats. The sexes are similar; the female is slightly smaller in size and lacks the spur. It feeds on seeds and is known as a hardy bird and able to outrun a hunter quite easily. I am excited to know that I may have found a bird not known to migrate to this area and plan on sending my photo to Bong for their information. Please feel free to share any other organization that may benefit from my information.
identify.whatbird.com/obj/694/overview/Chukar.aspx, www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/chukar/id
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What kind of bird is this? Where does it come from? Is it native to Wisconsin or does it migrate from elsewhere? It seems mischievous because of its masked appearance….. After a couple of hours of searching, I believe this to be a Alectoris chukar , Order: Galliformes , family: Phasianidae. This bird was introduced into the United States from Pakistan to be a game bird. It lives in rocky terrain across the western United States. From the reading I have done, and the maps of where they are found, this seems to have traveled further East than what is believed. Similar species are the gray partridge, California quail and the Mountain qual. This large bird has orange-brown and slate- blue upper parts and breast, black and rufous barred white flanks and a white face with a sharp black line. The bill and legs are pink-red. It escapes danger by running. It feeds primarily on seeds. It has a direct flight with rapid deep wing beats. The sexes are similar; the female is slightly smaller in size and lacks the spur. It feeds on seeds and is known as a hardy bird and able to outrun a hunter quite easily. I am excited to know that I may have found a bird not known to migrate to this area and plan on sending my photo to Bong for their information. Please feel free to share any other organization that may benefit from my information.
identify.whatbird.com/obj/694/overview/Chukar.aspx, www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/chukar/id