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Daurian partridge | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Perdix |
Species: | P. dauurica
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Binomial name | |
Perdix dauurica (Pallas, 1811)
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The Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica), also known as steppe partridge, Asian grey partridge or bearded partridge,[2] is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds). Its name derives from the Dauria region of Russia, which forms part of their distribution.