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;[[:Category:Arborophila|Arborophila]] ardens | ;[[:Category:Arborophila|Arborophila]] ardens | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 28 cm (11 in) | |
| + | *Greyih-brown overall plumage | ||
| + | *Blackish forehead, lores, throat and neck-sides | ||
| + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *White ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|covert]] spots | ||
| + | *Rufous-orange necklace separating black throat from grey breast | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Endemic to | + | Endemic to Hainan island, off the south coast of [[China]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Tropical evergreen forest, both broadleaf and mixed coniferous-broadleaf | + | Tropical evergreen forest, both broadleaf and mixed coniferous-broadleaf. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Extremely difficult to see - a typical arborophila! | Extremely difficult to see - a typical arborophila! | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | In 2004 it was under study at Bawangling National Nature Reserve on Hainan by Zhang Yu, a Chinese research student. | + | They are known to eat tree seeds and insects, but little detail is known. |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Little known. Adults have been observed with three chicks. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2016) | ||
| + | #BirdLife International | ||
| + | #In 2004 it was under study at Bawangling National Nature Reserve on Hainan by Zhang Yu, a Chinese research student. | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Arborophila+ardens}} | {{GSearch|Arborophila+ardens}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Arborophila]] [[Category:Missing Images]] |
Latest revision as of 00:05, 1 October 2016
- Arborophila ardens
Identification
28 cm (11 in)
- Greyih-brown overall plumage
- Blackish forehead, lores, throat and neck-sides
- White supercilium
- White ear-covert spots
- Rufous-orange necklace separating black throat from grey breast
Distribution
Endemic to Hainan island, off the south coast of China.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tropical evergreen forest, both broadleaf and mixed coniferous-broadleaf.
Behaviour
Extremely difficult to see - a typical arborophila!
Diet
They are known to eat tree seeds and insects, but little detail is known.
Breeding
Little known. Adults have been observed with three chicks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2016)
- BirdLife International
- In 2004 it was under study at Bawangling National Nature Reserve on Hainan by Zhang Yu, a Chinese research student.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hainan Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hainan_Partridge
