Only one rule: No researching. Just post your best guess. Answer will be posted later today in the comments.
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YesBiscuit! 
A chukkar! (I think,)
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A partridge??
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Like the ring-necked pheasant, chukars (which is what the bird is) are non-native to the US but released for hunting purposes. I’ve seen them pop up in California shelters from time to time.
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Chukar partridge?
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Partridge, no pear tree.
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I’ll go with everyone else! I’ve seen these here in California, had them identified for me as a kind of non-native partridge, but I don’t know their proper name.
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ANSWER TIME!
Everybody wins! This is a chukar partridge. From the Wiki entry for this animal:
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Now why in the heck would anyone want to hunt something so lovely?
No replies expected. That was my rhetorical question for today :-)
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