Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (SIM) | 雪鹑 |
| Croatian | pjegavi jareb |
| Czech | koroptev sněžní |
| Dutch | Sneeuwpatrijs |
| English | Snow Partridge |
| English (United States) | Snow Partridge |
| French | Lerva des neiges |
| French (French Guiana) | Lerva des neiges |
| German | Haldenhuhn |
| Japanese | ユキシャコ |
| Norwegian | sherpahøne |
| Polish | śnieżnik |
| Russian | Снежная куропатка |
| Serbian | Snežna jarebica lerva |
| Slovak | lerva snežná |
| Spanish | Perdiz Lerwa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perdiz lerwa |
| Swedish | sherpahöna |
| Turkish | Kar Kekliği |
| Ukrainian | Куріпка сніжна |
Lerwa lerwa (Hodgson, 1833)
PROTONYM:
Perdix Lerwa
Hodgson, 1833. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1, no.9, p. 107.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Northern region of Nepal.
Definitions
- LERWA
- lerwa
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Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa Scientific name definitions
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 23, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 23, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.snopar1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 23, 2015
- Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.