- Arborophila brunneopectus
Identification
26–29 cm (10¼-11½ in)
- Barred back
- Greyish-brown breast
- Black and white spots on flanks
Distribution
Asia: found only in China
Southeast Asia: occurs in Indochina, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
It has has 3 subspecies[1]:
- A. b. brunneopectus:
- A. b. henrici:
- Northern and central Vietnam
- A. b. albigula:
- South-central Vietnam
Dry evergreen forests, forest edges and bamboo stands.
Behaviour
There is little information available on their behaviour.
Diet
They forage in leaf litter.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bar-backed Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-backed_Partridge
External Links
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