Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica)

Other Names (World)
Chestnut-bellied Partridge, Javan Hill-Partridge, Chestnut-bellied Hill-Partridge

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1879)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 300 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica) [XC446395]
by Jelle Scharringa from Gunung Halimun NP, West Java, Indonesia (song)

Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica) [XC619426]
by Waskito Wibowo from Gunung Gede National Park, Java, Indonesia (call, song)

Subspecies
Some authors include present species in a superspecies with Grey-breasted Partridge (Arborophila orientalis) 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 Red-breasted Partridge (Arborophila hyperythra), or both, also included in the superspecies.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

javanica (Gmelin, 1879) - Mountains of western Java.
bartelsi Siebers, 1929 - Mountains of west-central Java.
lawuana Bartels, 1938 - Mountains of east-central Java.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-bellied Partridge (Arborophila javanica) - 10 files

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