Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)

Other Names (World)
Crested Partridge, Crested Wood-Partridge, Roulroul

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
24 - 29.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Scopoli, 1786)

Habitat
Broadleaved evergreen and dense primary lowland and hill forests and bamboo. From sea-level - 1,550 m.

Range (Guide)

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

Southern Burma and south-western Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra (and some smaller inshore islands) and Borneo.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction through logging and land conversion, trapping are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul) [XC483947]
by Guy Kirwan from Panti Bird Sanctuary, Johor, Malaysia (song)

Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul) [XC368647]
by Ding Li Yong from Johor, Panti Forest Reserve, Bunker Trail, cKm5, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
Often misspelt roulroul.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul) - 10 files

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