Przevalski's partridge (''Alectoris magna'') or the rusty-necklaced partridge, is a

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

species in the family

Phasianidae The Phasianidae are a family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular gamebirds. The family is a large one and i ...

. It is found only in China.

Taxonomy and systematics

There are two recognized subspecies: * ''A. m. magna'' * ''A. m. lanzhouensis'' The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Russian explorer

Nikolai Przhevalsky Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky (or Prjevalsky;; pl, Nikołaj Przewalski, . – ) was a Russian geographer of Polish descent (he was born in a Polish noble family), and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia. Although he never reac ...

References

Przevalski's partridge Birds of North China Birds of Central China Endemic birds of China Przevalski's partridge Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Galliformes-stub