- 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., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://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. (2025) Hainan Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hainan_Partridge
External Links
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