- Arborophila crudigularis
Identification
22-25cm
- Black and white face markings
- Grey crown
- Black sides to head
- Long white supercilium
- White chin and throat
- White patch below eye
- Black half collar (narrower in female)
- Dark red orbital skin
- Olive back and tail, barred black
- Rufous wings with 3 grey bars
- Blue-grey breast
- White streaked flanks
- White belly
- Whitish undertail coverts
- Brown iris
- Blackish-grey bill
- Red legs
Distribution
Montane forests of Taiwan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Central mountains and temperate broadleaf forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, berries, worms, and insects.
Breeding
The nest is placed in a crevice in boulders; the clutch consists of 6-8 which are incubated for 20-21 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- birdingintaiwan
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Taiwan Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Taiwan_Partridge
