Bird: Alectoris chukar (chukar partridge - Νησιώτικη πέρδικα)
Scientific name: Alectoris chukar
English name: chukar partridge
Greek name: Νησιώτικη πέρδικα
Size: 32 - 34 cm
Wing Span: 47 - 52 cm
Eggs: 8 - 15
Food: seeds, cheatgrass, and thistles, switching to insects and green leaves in the summer.
Habitat: open, arid rocky hills, barren hillsides with scattered scrub, grassy slopes, and in areas
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| Akrotiri Limassol - February |
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