South-eastern China, from south-western Zhejiang south to Guangdong and eastern Guangxi.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat loss and fragmentation due to agricultural conversion and logging, hunting for food and market trading, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Territorial call is a far-carrying series of plaintive, two-note whistles, repeated regularly, often in duet.
White-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila gingica) [XC567319]
by \u738b\u81ea\u5803 from Nanling NNR, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China (song)
White-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila gingica) [XC860480]
by id from Fuzhou, Fujian, China (call)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
gingica (Gmelin, 1789) - Southern China.
guangxiensis Zhou, F & Jiang, AW, 2008 - South-eastern China (very local in northern and central Guangxi).
Similar Species
Chinese Chinese Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) which is larger and longer-tailed with rufous face and throat, broad grey supercilium and bold, dark breast-side and flank spotting.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet