Przevalski's partridge

Przevalski's partridge (Alectoris magna) or the rusty-necklaced partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in China.

Taxonomy

Przevalski's partridge has two recognized subspecies:

• A. m. lanzhouensis <small>(Liu N., Huang Z., & Wen L., 2004) - Lanzhou Basin, and central Gansu (China)</small>
• A. m. magna <small>(Przevalski, 1876) -</small> <small>north to northeastern Qinghai (China)</small>

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Russian explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky.

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