Philby's Partridge
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Philby's Partridge is a relative of the chukar
, red-legged partridge
and barbary partridge
s native to southwestern Arabia and northern Yemen
. Although similar in appearance to other Alectoris species, Philby's Partridge can be distinguished by its black cheeks and throat.
The name commemorates the British explorer St. John Philby
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Chukar
The Chukar Partridge or Chukar is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It has been considered to form a superspecies complex along with the Rock Partridge, Philby's Partridge and Przevalski's Partridge and treated in the past as conspecific particularly with the first...
, red-legged partridge
Red-legged Partridge
The Red-legged Partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is sometimes known as French Partridge, to distinguish it from the Grey or English Partridge....
and barbary partridge
Barbary Partridge
The Barbary Partridge , is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
s native to southwestern Arabia and northern Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
. Although similar in appearance to other Alectoris species, Philby's Partridge can be distinguished by its black cheeks and throat.
The name commemorates the British explorer St. John Philby
St. John Philby
Harry St John Bridger Philby CIE , also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah , his Arabic name, was an Arabist, explorer, writer, and British colonial office intelligence officer...
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