Przevalski's partridge
| Rusty-necklaced partridge | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
| Genus: | Alectoris |
| Species: | A. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectoris magna (Przewalski, 1876) | |
The Przevalski's partridge or rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found only in China.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Russian explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Alectoris magna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ 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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