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Shawnbreedsboas · Monday 28th February 2011, 05:00

My friend had a bird fly into her shop...dont know what the heck it is. maybe you can help identify it.

Shadow-watcher · Monday 28th February 2011, 05:18

Thats a Chukar Partridge, the national bird of Pakistan!

Shawnbreedsboas · Monday 28th February 2011, 06:04

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Thats a Chukar Partridge, the national bird of Pakistan!

THANK YOU! is it worth anything by any chance? i live in california

fugl · Monday 28th February 2011, 06:50

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Originally Posted by Shawnbreedsboas

THANK YOU! is it worth anything by any chance? i live in california

Nope, nothing at all. It’s an introduced game bird in California & elsewhere in western North America & it's not unusual to encounter the odd stray wandering about in unsuitable places of one kind or another. A couple of years ago I spotted one in my own neighborhood in Reno, crouched against the curb under a parked car.

Shadow-watcher · Monday 28th February 2011, 06:58

Errr well its worth something to Pakistan! but perhaps only in terms of national pride. I doubt its worth anything in your area im sorry.

They were widely introduced as game throughout North America, under the belief that the prettier something is the more fun it is to kill. Since then numerous feral populations have successfully integrated into the local biodiversity. They are apparently common in the high desert areas of California.

**Marmot** · Monday 28th February 2011, 08:13

Heres the Opus write up on this species
http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chukar

timwootton · Monday 28th February 2011, 12:43

Am I mis-reading this photo, or is there a plastic tie around its leg?

turkish van · Monday 28th February 2011, 12:57

Indeed, and attached on to something, surely not another stuffed bird in the ID forum!

Tail feathers look quite greasy and scruffy.

jaco · Monday 28th February 2011, 13:13

Alive or dead, it is illegal for your friend to hold that Chukar without a permit. They are game birds subject to regulations.

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Monday 28th February 2011, 05:18	#2
Shadow-watcher Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 224	Thats a Chukar Partridge, the national bird of Pakistan!

Monday 28th February 2011, 06:58	#5
Shadow-watcher Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 224	Errr well its worth something to Pakistan! but perhaps only in terms of national pride. I doubt its worth anything in your area im sorry. They were widely introduced as game throughout North America, under the belief that the prettier something is the more fun it is to kill. Since then numerous feral populations have successfully integrated into the local biodiversity. They are apparently common in the high desert areas of California.

Monday 28th February 2011, 13:13	#9
jaco Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 283	Alive or dead, it is illegal for your friend to hold that Chukar without a permit. They are game birds subject to regulations.

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