chuker

Noun

chukar (plural chukars)

1. A bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
   • The black partridge is very noisy during the spring, which corresponds with its breeding season, and calls loud and incessantly in the morning, at midday, and sometimes even at night; the painted partridge has a pleasant chirping note; the chukar is another noisy bird; its call-note is fully...1892, Ram Bramha Sanyal, A Hand-book of the Management of Animals in Captivity in Lower Bengal

   Synonyms:

   chukar partridge