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What kind of bird is this? #10841547 05/13/15 06:48 PM
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I saw this bird in a park in University Park. It's definitely not one of the regulars at this park (or anywhere in Dallas, as far as I know). It definitely preferred walking/running to flying much like a quail. It walked all over a grass field and pecked at the ground like a chicken. This was as close as I could get to it.


Re: What kind of bird is this? [Re: Skippy] #10841687 05/13/15 07:36 PM
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Looks Quailish to me. Not sure exactly.


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Re: What kind of bird is this? [Re: Madfrog] #10841697 05/13/15 07:40 PM
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It was definitely "quailish", but considerably bigger with different markings.

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Looks like a chukar


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that is a chukar i believe , must have escaped from someones yard!


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Re: What kind of bird is this? [Re: Skippy] #10842137 05/13/15 10:22 PM
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That looks like what I saw. What you can't really see in my picture is that it has a bright orange beak and feet.

Re: What kind of bird is this? [Re: Skippy] #10842148 05/13/15 10:27 PM
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After researching it online, that's definitely the bird I saw. What in the hell is it doing in University Park? It's native to Pakistan. Evidently, it's been introduced here as a game bird but I can't imagine UP would be a good place to introduce a game bird.

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Looks like a bob white


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That is definitely a 'Bob White' Quail. They are native to Texas, predominately West Texas region. Probably one that got away from a 'cage' hunt like several of them do in this part of the world.


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Re: What kind of bird is this? [Re: Skippy] #10849604 05/17/15 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted By: Skippy
After researching it online, that's definitely the bird I saw. What in the hell is it doing in University Park? It's native to Pakistan. Evidently, it's been introduced here as a game bird but I can't imagine UP would be a good place to introduce a game bird.


Someone probably keeps chukars in their backyard in pens near you and it's an escapee.


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Bob white? I think not..


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Looks like a young Chukar or a cross-breed to me. Bobwhite's dark head bar is usually level from the eye to the beak (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Bobwhite/id), and the Chukar's head bar runs just above the beak (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chukar/id). And I didn't noticed any banding on the wings, but that may not be prevalent on an juvenile bird.

Used to hunt Chukar on the breaks of the Snake River in Washington State. Mighty tasty and a hard target on the wing.

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Chukar for sure. Good eating too.

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Sort of looks like a Chukar partridge, but I don't see the pronounced stripes on the wings, since Bob White's are way more prevalent, that;s probably what it is...just my opinion

Here is more info.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukar_partridge

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