Red-breasted Partridge - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Godwin Chan
Sabah, Malaysia, August 2019

Arborophila hyperythra

Identification

25–27 cm (9¾-10½ in)

• Black and white pattern on flanks
• Black crown and nape, streaked with brown
• Chestnut eyebrow and cheeks
• Brown upperparts barred black
• Black marks on tertials
• Cinnamon breast
• White vent
• Brown iris
• Grey bill
• Crimson bare eye-ring skin

Pinkish feet
Female has browner, smaller white spots.

Distribution

Endemic to Borneo

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• A. h. hyperythra:

• Montane forests of north-central Borneo

• A. h. erythrophrys:

• Mount Kinabalu (northern Borneo)

Habitat

Bamboo thickets and forest

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Voice: A repeated, ringing, rising note kuwar.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. www.forestry.sarawak.gov

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-breasted Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-breasted_Partridge

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