Chukar
Alectoris chukar
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusAlectoris (Rock Partridges)
- SpeciesAlectoris chukar (Chukar)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 3 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chukar in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Chukar sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chukar in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Chukar in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.