Long-billed Partridge (Rhizothera longirostris)

Other Names (World)
Long-billed Partridge, Long-billed Wood partridge

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
36 - 40.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ogilvie-Grant, 1905

Habitat
Primary and old secondary lowland and hill forest and bamboo. From sea-level - 1,000 m, and in some areas up to 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Myanmar (B) (NB), Thailand (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and land conversion, forest fires, trapping for the cage-bird industry, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Long-billed Partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) [XC135764]
by Martjan Lammertink from , Malaysia (song)

Long-billed Partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) [XC511077]
by Ding Li Yong from , Indonesia (alarm call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

longirostris Ogilvie-Grant, 1905 - Southern Burma and southern Thailand south through Malay Peninsula to Sumatra; western and southern Borneo.
dulitensis Ogilvie Grant, 1895 - Mountains of northern Borneo. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Dulit Partridge (Rhizothera dulitensis).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-billed Partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) - 10 files

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