Chestnut-Necklaced Partridge | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
Genus: | Arborophila |
Species: | A. charltonii |
Binomial name | |
Arborophila charltonii (Eyton, 1845) |
The Chestnut-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila charltonii) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It is closely related to the Vietnam Partridge and Scaly-breasted Partridge, and their taxonomy is not entirely settled.
The Chestnut-necklaced Partridge is threatened by habitat loss.[1]