Population status

Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)

The Chukar is not well monitored in Canada. Data from the Breeding Bird Survey are too sparse to calculate a trend for Canada. Christmas Bird Count results, based on 12 count circles, in southern British Columbia suggest a large decrease in population. However, because of the small sample size and poor precision of the trend estimate the reliability of this assessment is considered low. A national population goal has not been established for this introduced species.

Population goal and acceptable levels of variation

References

• Beason, R.C. 1995. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Beason, R.C. 1995. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. (Link)
• Campbell, R.W., N.K. Dawe, I. McTaggart-Cowan, J.M. Cooper, G.W. Kaiser, and M.C.E. McNall. 1990. The Birds of British Columbia, Nonpasserines: Diurnal Birds of Prey Through Woodpeckers. Vol. 2. Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, B.C..
• Strazomski, B. 2015. Chukar. In: Davidson, P.J.A., R.J. Cannings, A.R. Couturier, D. Lepage, and C.M. Di Corrado (eds.). The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of British Columbia, 2008-2012. Bird Studies Canada. Delta, B.C. . Strazomski, B. 2015. Chukar. In: Davidson, P.J.A., R.J. Cannings, A.R. Couturier, D. Lepage, and C.M. Di Corrado (eds.). The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of British Columbia, 2008-2012. Bird Studies Canada. Delta, B.C. . (Link)