Abstract
Breeding Biology of Chakoor partridge (Alectoris chukar) in Bajaur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: Critically affected by eggs collection and predation
Highlights
The purpose of the study was to explore the main barriers responsible for the breeding success of chakoor partridge in four different mountainous locations of Bajaur during breeding seasons 2018 and 2019 respectively
This study concluded that chakoor perform their breeding activity from May to August in the mountainous habitat in absence of eggs collection, nest destruction, and predation, the breeding success will be more secure
According to the study of Khan [7], chakoor are present in all possible mountainous habitats but the population density of chakoor is greatly affected by illegal hunting, predation, and egg collection in Bajaur
Summary
The present results illustrate that the breeding of chakoor partridge (Alectoris chukar) is mainly affected by egg collection and predation (31.51%). According to the study of Khan [7], chakoor are present in all possible mountainous habitats but the population density of chakoor is greatly affected by illegal hunting, predation, and egg collection in Bajaur. By Christensen [4] chakoor attempted to breed during favorable environmental conditions from mid-April to late-July, clutch size ranged 6-21 eggs laid per hen in each season, while hatched after 24 days. Mahmood [31] reported average breeding success (85%) in district lower Dir. our results match the report of Awan [17], Roberts [32], Christensen [4] and Madge [33]. Del Hoyo [6] Christensen [4] and Mahmood [31] reported chakoor constructs their nests from dry grasses, the vegetation of Dodonaea viscosa, Poa annua, downy feathers, and few twigs on sloping locations. This investigation is helpful for the protection of chakoor breeding success in district Bajaur
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