Przevalski's partridge
Species of bird
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Przevalski's partridge (Alectoris magna) or the rusty-necklaced partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in China.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Alectoris |
| Species: | A. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectoris magna (Przewalski, 1876) | |
Taxonomy
Przevalski's partridge has two recognized subspecies:[2]
- A. m. lanzhouensis (Liu N., Huang Z., & Wen L., 2004) - Lanzhou Basin, and central Gansu (China)
- A. m. magna (Przevalski, 1876) - north to northeastern Qinghai (China)
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Russian explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky.[3]
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