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| − | {{ | + | '''Alternative name: Green-legged Hill Partridge, Scaly-breasted Partridge''' |
| − | ;Arborophila chloropus | + | [[Image:Scaly-breasted-Partridge.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate form<br />Photo © by {{user|nothinghill|nothinghill}}<br />[[Kaeng Krachan National Park]], [[Thailand]]]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Tropicoperdix|Tropicoperdix]] chloropus | ||
| + | ''Arborophila chloropus''<br /> | ||
| + | '''Includes Scaly-breasted Partridge''' and '''Vietnam Partridge'''<br /> | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 30 cm | ||
| + | *Tan lower throat with black spots | ||
| + | *Green legs (but colour does vary) | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Asia]]: found only in [[China]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Thailand]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Annampartridge.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Vietnam Partridge<br />Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Bach Ma, [[Vietnam]], April 2004]] | ||
| + | There are 5-7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''T. c. chloropus'': '''Scaly-breasted Partridge''' | ||
| + | :*Extreme south-western [[China]] (Yunnan) to [[Myanmar]] and western [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. peninsularis'': | ||
| + | :*South-western Thailand | ||
| + | *''T. c. tonkinensis'': | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Vietnam]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. olivacea'': | ||
| + | :*[[Laos]] and [[Cambodia]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. cognacqi'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Vietnam]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. merlini'' | ||
| + | :*Endemic to interior central [[Vietnam]]) | ||
| + | *''T. c. vivida'' | ||
| + | :*Coastal hills of central Vietnam<br /> | ||
| + | The last two subspecies is often considered a separate, full species: '''Vietnam Partridge''', ''Arborophila merlini''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Evergreen forest, forest edges at heights up to 1400 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of seeds, berries and termites. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Arborophila | + | {{GSearch|"Tropicoperdix chloropus" {{!}} "Arborophila chloropus" {{!}} "Green-legged Partridge" {{!}} "Scaly-breasted Partridge" {{!}} "Vietnam Partridge"}} |
| − | + | {{GS-checked}}1 | |
| + | <br /> | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tropicoperdix]] |
Latest revision as of 15:56, 26 February 2023
Alternative name: Green-legged Hill Partridge, Scaly-breasted Partridge
- Tropicoperdix chloropus
Arborophila chloropus
Includes Scaly-breasted Partridge and Vietnam Partridge
Identification
30 cm
- Tan lower throat with black spots
- Green legs (but colour does vary)
Distribution
Asia: found only in China
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5-7 subspecies[1]:
- T. c. chloropus: Scaly-breasted Partridge
- T. c. peninsularis:
- South-western Thailand
- T. c. tonkinensis:
- Northern Vietnam
- T. c. olivacea:
- T. c. cognacqi:
- Southern Vietnam
- T. c. merlini
- Endemic to interior central Vietnam)
- T. c. vivida
- Coastal hills of central Vietnam
- Coastal hills of central Vietnam
The last two subspecies is often considered a separate, full species: Vietnam Partridge, Arborophila merlini.
Habitat
Evergreen forest, forest edges at heights up to 1400 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds, berries and termites.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-legged Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-legged_Partridge
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
