Prakruti Parichay
PhasianidaeArborophila

Chestnut-breasted Partridge

Arborophila msndellii

28–28 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. E Himalayas and Assam. From other Arborophi/a by combination of greyish supercilium. white collar. black-streaked rufous-orange ear-coverts and throat, and chestnut breast. Yoice Gives a repetition of pmeet. followed by a series of prr prr-er-itnotes, ascending to a climax. Globally threatened. Dense undergrowth in broadleaved forest.

Colour

GreyWhiteBlackRufous / Red-brown
Average size
28 cm
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in broadleaved forest.
Behaviour
Resident., Globally threatened.

About this bird

Resident. E Himalayas and Assam. From other Arborophi/a by combination of greyish supercilium. white collar. black-streaked rufous-orange ear-coverts and throat, and chestnut breast. Yoice Gives a repetition of pmeet. followed by a series of prr prr-er-itnotes, ascending to a climax. Globally threatened. Dense undergrowth in broadleaved forest.

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Chestnut-breasted Partridge is bigger than Bulwer's Petrel but smaller than Apanese Sparrowhawk.

This bird

Chestnut-breasted Partridge

Arborophila msndellii

28–28 cm