Wildlife & Flora
Snow Partridge
Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), Machhapuchhre Base Camp (MBC), Marlung.
- Scientific name
- Lerwa lerwa
- Local name
- Larwan
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
These birds of alpine meadows were first described from Nepal and are regularly seen above 4,000 m. The scientific name (Lerwa lerwa) of these birds is derived from the Nepali name, "Larwaan" and this bird is the only species in its genus.
