Wood partridges
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male brown-breasted partridge (A. brunneopectus) |
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| Hodgson , 1837 |
Wood partridges ( Arborophila ) are a genus of the pheasant family . These are birds that inhabit the forests of the Southeast Asian tropics and subtropics. They have a round to oval body shape and short round wings.
Wood partridges are monogamous. Outside of the mating season, they live together in families. The chicks are raised by the males and females together.
species
- Hill grouse ( A. torqueola )
- Rotkehlwaldrebhuhn ( A. rufogularis )
- White-cheeked partridge ( A. atrogularis )
- Taiwan grouse ( A. crudigularis )
- Red breasted partridge ( A. mandellii )
- Brown-breasted partridge ( A. brunneopectus )
- Sichuan partridge ( A. rufipectus )
- Sumatra Grouse ( A. orientalis )
- Java partridge ( A. javanica )
- Bornean partridge ( A. hyperythra )
- Chinese partridge ( A. gingica )
- Davidic partridge ( A. davidi )
- Cambodian partridge ( A. cambodiana )
- Red-billed partridge ( A. rubirostris )
- Grouse ( A. ardens )
- Green Partridge ( A. chloropus )
- Yellow-footed partridge ( A. merlini )
- Charlton partridge ( A. charltonii )
literature
- Heinz-Sigurd Raethel : quail, partridge, stone fowl, francoline and relatives. Reutlingen publishing house, Reutlingen 1996, ISBN 3-88627-155-2 .
Web links
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