Rufous-throated partridge
Rufous-throated partridge | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Arborophila |
Species: | A. rufogularis
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Binomial name | |
Arborophila rufogularis | |
Synonyms | |
Arboricola rufogularis Blyth, 1849 |
The rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in montane forests in India and Southeast Asia. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.
Description
The rufous-throated partridge is 26–29 cm (10–11 in) long. The male weighs 325–430 g (11.5–15.2 oz) and the female weighs 261–386 g (9.2–13.6 oz). The male has a grey forehead. The olive-brown crown and nape have black mottles. There are a whitish
Distribution and habitat
The rufous-throated partridge is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Behaviour
This partridge feeds in groups of five to ten birds. It eats seeds, plant shoots, berries, insects and snails. Surprised birds run or fly, sometimes flying to branches like some thrushes. Birds in a covey roost and huddle together in trees, similar to babblers.[3] Breeding has been recorded from April to July in India and from February to May in China. The male builds a scrape in bamboo, forest undergrowth or along water. The nest is lined or padded with grass. Three to five white eggs are laid.[3] The rufous-throated partridge gives a rising series of hu-hu whistles. In a duet, the partner's call is kew-kew-kew.[4]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Blyth in 1849.
The rufous-throated partridge has 6 recognized subspecies:[5]
- A. r. annamensis (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) - in south-central Vietnam.
- A. r. euroa (Bangs & Phillips J.C., 1914) - in southeastern Yunnan and northern Laos
- A. r. guttata (Delacour & Jabouille, 1928) - in central Vietnam and central Laos
- A. r. intermedia (Blyth, 1849) - ranging from northeastern India to northern Myanmar
- A. r. rufogularis (Blyth,1849) - found in northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan and southeastern Tibet
- A. r. tickelli (Hume,1880) - in eastern Myanmar, Thailand and southwestern Laos
Status
The IUCN estimates that the species's population is declining because of habitat destruction and unsustainable hunting, but the decline is not rapid, and the range is large, so the IUCN has assessed it as a least-concern species.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Blyth, E. (1849). "A Supplemental Note to the Catalogue of the Birds in the Asiatic Society's Museum". The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 18: 800–821, 819.
- ^ ISBN 9781408135655.
- ISBN 9780198549406.
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