Chestnut-necklaced Partridge - BirdForum Opus

Subspecies charltonii
Photo by Hor Kee
West Malaysia, July 2017

Tropicoperdix charltonii

Arborophila charltonii

Identification

26-32 cm (10¼-12½ in)

• Boldly-marked
• Chestnut collar
• Tawny ear-coverts
• Brown forehead, crown and nape

Distribution

Asia: China
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra.

Taxonomy

Green-legged Partridge is sometimes considered conspecific with this species.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1].

• T. c. charltonii:

• Southern Thailand to southern Myanmar and Malay Peninsula

• T. c. atjenensis:

• Northern Sumatra (Aceh Province)

An additional subspecies tonkinensis (Tonkin Partridge) is usually included in Green-legged Partridge.

Habitat

Primary evergreen and semi-evergreen moist forests up to 500m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their varied diet consists of seeds, berries and termites.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
3. Avibase
4. BirdLife International
5. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-necklaced Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-necklaced_Partridge

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