Crimson-headed Partridge - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by Godwin Chan
Sabah - Malaysia, August 2019

Haematortyx sanguiniceps

Identification

Juvenile
Situated in front
Photo © by Jason Bugay Reyes
Mount Trusmadi, Malaysia,1 May 2023

25 cm (9¾ in)

• Crimson head
• Crimson breast and vent
• Brown iris
• Grey feet
  

Male

• Rest of plumage black-brown
• Yellow bill
• 2 spurs
  

Female

• Rest of plumage olive brown
• Brown bill
• 1 spur

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in the montane forests of northern Borneo.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Heath forests and dry sandy forests of valley bottoms in mountains.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of berries and insects. Small crustaceans have also been recorded.

Breeding

There is very little known about their breeding behaviour.

Vocalisation

Metallic kak kak kak or pom-prang, pom-prang.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. forestry.sarawak.gov
3. McGowan, P.J.K., Kirwan, G.M. & Boesman, P. (2020). Crimson-headed Partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53467 on 1 February 2020)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crimson-headed Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-headed_Partridge

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