Bar-backed Hill Partridge

About the Bar-backed Hill Partridge

The bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus), also known as the brown-breasted hill-partridge, is a species of partridge in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia. English zoologist Edward Blyth first described the bar-backed partridge in 1855.

The bar-backed partridge has three recognized subspecies: A. b. albigula (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) A. b. brunneopectusI (Blyth, 1855) A. b. henrici (Oustalet,1896) These subspecies differ in colouration and patterns of their underparts and head, respectively. Some identify the chestnut-bellied partridge and grey-breasted partridge or even the Sichuan partridge or red-breasted partridge as superspecies of the bar-backed partridge.

The bar-backed partridge is typically 280 mm (11 in) long in total, with an average wingspan of 144 mm (5.7 in) for males and 134 mm (5.3 in) for females of the species. They usually have 6–7 cm (2.4–2.8 in) tails, and their bills are about 20–21 mm (0.79–0.83 in) in length. On average, males have a 42 mm (1.7 in) tarsus, while females have 39 mm (1.5 in).

The males are similar in color to females. It is mostly buff in color, with black running... Wikipedia →