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Alternative name: White-faced Partridge

Arborophila orientalis

Identification

28 cm (11 in)

  • Black and white face

Distribution

Endemic to eastern Java.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It formerly included Sumatran Partridge, Roll's Partridge and Malayan Partridge.

Habitat

Interior of lower and upper montane forests.

Behaviour

Diet

There is little recorded, but presumably consists of berries, palms and invertebrates.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)

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