Galliformes / Phasianidae / Alectoris
Przevalski's Partridge
Alectoris magna · 大石鸡
China: Level II
IUCN: Least Concern Found in China
Introduction
A bird species in the family Phasianidae, found only in China.
Distribution & Habitat
Found only in China. Two recognized subspecies: A. m. lanzhouensis occurs in the Lanzhou Basin and central Gansu; A. m. magna occurs in north to northeastern Qinghai.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Alectoris
Distribution
arid montane northern Qinghai and west-central Gansu (north-central China)
Subspecies (2)
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Alectoris magna lanzhouensis
Lanzhou Basin of northeastern Qinghai and central Gansu, and Liupan Mountain, southwestern Ningxia
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
