Bar-backed Partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)

Other Names (World)
Bar-backed Partridge, Bar-backed Hill-Partridge, Barred Hill-Partridge, Brown-breasted Partridge, Brown-breasted Hill-Partridge

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
26.50 - 29.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1855)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, China (mainland), Laos (B), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Bar-backed Partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) [XC67644]
by Frank Lambert from Ho Ke Go, Vietnam (call)

Bar-backed Partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) [XC790733]
by Craig Robson from Chongzuo, Guangxi, China (song)

Subspecies
Some authors include present species in a superspecies with Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica) and White-faced Partridge (Arborophila orientalis), and all three are sometimes considered conspecific. Others attribute morphological similarities to convergent evolution. Sometimes Sichuan Partridge (Arborophila rufipectus) or Bornean Partridge (Arborophila hyperythra), or both, also included in the superspecies. Birds of Guangxi (central-southern China) probably belong to subspecies henrici, but sometimes ascribed to nominate subspecies.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

brunneopectus (Blyth, 1855) - Central-southern China (south-western Yunnan) through eastern Burma and northern Laos to western Thailand.
henrici (Oustalet, 1896) - Northern and central Vietnam; probably also central-southern China (Guangxi).
albigula (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) - South-central Vietnam.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bar-backed Partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) - 10 files

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