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Chestnut-necklaced Partridge

Tropicoperdix charltonii

Vulnerable
Gewicht
270,0 g
Familie
Phasianidae
Ordnung
Galliformes

Über uns

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
Gewicht 270,0 g 9.52 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

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

Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet

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.

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable
IUCN Red List

Lautgebung

Gesang

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.

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Familie Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus Tropicoperdix
Arten Tropicoperdix charltonii

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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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