Restricted to the eastern part of East Java, Indonesia.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction due to logging and conversion to agriculture and the main threats. Capture for consumption or trade are also threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Some authors include present species in a superspecies with Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica) and Bar-backed Partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus), 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. Subspecies campbelli sometimes considered to constitute separate species.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
campbelli (Robinson, 1904) - Mountains of Peninsular Malaysia. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Malay Partridge (Arborophila campbelli).
rolli (Rothschild, 1909) - North-western Sumatra (Batak highlands). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Tan-breasted Partridge (Arborophila rolli).
sumatrana Ogilvie Grant, 1891 - Mountains of central Sumatra. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sumatran Partridge (Arborophila sumatrana).
orientalis (Horsfield, 1821) - Mountains of eastern Java.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet