Xenoperdix
| Xenoperdix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
| Genus: | Xenoperdix Dinesen, Lehmberg, Svendsen, Hansen & Fjeldså, 1994 |
| Type species | |
| Udzungwa forest partridge, Xenoperdix udzungwensis Dinesen, Lehmberg, Svendsen, Hansen & Fjeldså, 1994 | |
The genus Xenoperdix ("strange partridge"), described only in 1994, consist of two species of African partridges that are most closely related to Southeast Asian hill partridges.
They have boldly barred plumaged and a red bill. Xenoperdix are found only in forests of Udzungwa Mountains and the Rubeho Highlands of Tanzania. Previously believed to be monotypic, the Rubeho population was recognized as a distinct species following a review of its molecular and morphological characteristics.[1]
Species
- Rubeho forest partridge, Xenoperdix obscuratus
- Udzungwa forest partridge, Xenoperdix udzungwensis
References
- ↑ Bowie, Rauri C.K.; Fjeldså, Jon (2005). "Genetic and morphological evidence for two species in the Udzungwa forest partridge" (PDF). Journal of East African Natural History 94 (1): 191–201. doi:10.2982/0012-8317(2005)94[191:gameft]2.0.co;2.