Flora includes slim snow tussock (Chionochloa macra) and narrow-leaved snow tussock (Chionochloa rigida) as well as an array of alpine herbs, while fauna include the New Zealand falcon/kārearea, sky lark, chukar, California quail and the New Zealand pipit/pihoihoi, as well as the common skink and common gecko.
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar), a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae
Hunters from all over the west travel to Gerlach to hunt a wide variety of game such as chukar, geese, deer, antelope, etc.
The Partridge Family | Andy Partridge | Chukar Partridge | Daurian Partridge | Black Partridge | Alan Partridge | partridge | John Partridge | ''Partridge'' | Partridge | Oliver Partridge | John Partridge (performer) | I'm Alan Partridge | chukar | Alden Partridge | the Partridge Family | Susan Partridge (tennis player) | Stephen Partridge | Solange Azagury-Partridge | Rufous-throated Partridge | Philby's Partridge | Norman Partridge | Mountain Bamboo Partridge | Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge | John Partridge (artist) | John Nelson Partridge | John Bernard Partridge | HMS Partridge (G30) | HMS Partridge (1822) | Grey Partridge |
Mountain meadows and rock outcrops are inhabited by Central Asiatic Frog, European green toad, Dione Rat Snake, Asymblepharus alaicus, Gloydius, narrow-skulled vole, Silver Mountain Vole, shrew, Chukar Partridge, Daurian Partridge, Common Quail, Rock Pigeon, etc.