Przevalski's partridge
Przevalski's partridge (Alectoris magna) or the rusty-necklaced partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in China.
| Rusty-necklaced partridge | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Alectoris |
| Species: | A. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectoris magna (Przewalski, 1876) | |
Taxonomy and systematics
There are two recognized subspecies:[2]
- A. m. magna
- A. m. lanzhouensis
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Russian explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Alectoris magna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678703A92784709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678703A92784709.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Phylogeography of rusty-necklaced partridge Alectoris magna in northwestern China".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 276.
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