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Bearded Wood Partridge

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Dendrortyx barbatus

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[edit] Identification

22–32 cm

  • Grey head and neck
  • Brownish crown and crest
  • Bright red orbital ring, bill, and legs
  • Reddish brown body, darker rump and wings.

[edit] Distribution

North-eastern Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic[1]

[edit] Habitat

Moist montanes and plantations.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes seeds and fruits.

[edit] Breeding

They nest in a ground scrape and 5 eggs are laid.

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Answers.com
  3. Wikipedia
  4. BirdLife International

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