- Arborophila torqueola
Identification
28–30 cm (11-11¾ in)
Male
- Chestnut forehead, crown, nape and cheek patch
- Long dark supercilium
- White throat
- Black and white streaked neck
- White upper breast
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas and Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- A. t. millardi:
- A. t. torqueola:
- A. t. interstincta
- Northeastern India (Assam)
- A. t. batemani:
- A. t. griseata:
- North-western Vietnam
Habitat
Evergreen hill forests and scrub, generally between 1500 m and 3000 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of berries, seeds and fruit; also insects, small molluscs and sometimes larvae. They forage in groups of 5-10, scratching in the leaf litter.
Breeding
They are thought to be monogamous.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hill Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hill_Partridge
