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Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

Tropicoperdix charltonii

Vulnerable
الوزن
270,0 g
الفصيلة
Phasianidae
الرتبة
Galliformes

حول

A small Phasianidae partridge (~270 g) of lowland and hill dipterocarp forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Characterised by a chestnut gorget on the upper breast. Forages for seeds and invertebrates in dense understorey. Vulnerable from extensive lowland forest conversion.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
الوزن 270,0 g 9.52 oz

التعرف

الريش

Brown upperparts with dark scaling; broad chestnut pectoral band across buff-white breast; white supercilium; pale orange-buff flanks; green legs. Female paler with narrower or absent chestnut necklace.

Habitat & Range

النطاق الجغرافي

Resident of lowland and hill forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand, from sea level to 1,000 m.

Diet & Feeding

Ground forager; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in SE Asian lowland and foothill forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable
IUCN Red List

الصوت

الغناء

Clear, ringing 'wii-OO' whistle from Bornean forest understorey; pure and slightly mournful. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kek'. Pairs call in loose coordination at dawn. Contact notes low, clucking.

التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Galliformes (Gamebirds)
الفصيلة Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus Tropicoperdix
الأنواع Tropicoperdix charltonii

External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge eat?
Ground forager; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in SE Asian lowland and foothill forest.
Where does the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge live?
Resident of lowland and hill forest in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand, from sea level to 1,000 m.
Is the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge endangered?
The Chestnut-necklaced Partridge has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
What does the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge sound like?
Clear, ringing 'wii-OO' whistle from Bornean forest understorey; pure and slightly mournful. Alarm is a sharp explosive 'kek'. Pairs call in loose coordination at dawn. Contact notes low, clucking.
How big is the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge?
The Chestnut-necklaced Partridge has a weight of 270.0 g.
What order and family does the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge belong to?
The Chestnut-necklaced Partridge (Tropicoperdix charltonii) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.

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