Long-billed partridge

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Long-billed partridge
Male

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Rhizothera
Species:
R. longirostris
Binomial name
Rhizothera longirostris
(Temminck, 1815)

The long-billed partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the

habitat loss. There are two distinct subspecies; the nominate race R. l. longirostris is relatively widespread, while R. l. dulitensis, sometimes considered to be a full species known as the Dulit partridge
or Hose's partridge (R. dulitensis), has a very restricted range in the mountains of central Borneo.

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