Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Galliformes > Phasianidae > Arborophila > Arborophila mandelliiArborophila mandellii (Chestnut-breasted Partridge; Chestnut-breasted Hill Partridge)The chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii) is a species of partridge endemic to the eastern Himalayas north of the Brahmaputra, and is known from Bhutan, West Bengal (Darjeeling only), Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India, Nepal Himalaya and south-east Tibet. It is a distinctive partridge with chestnut breast-band and grey belly. It is distinguished from the similar rufous-throated partridge A. rufogularis by more rufescent crown and head-sides, white gorget and entirely chestnut upper breast. The scientific name commemorates the Italian naturalist Louis Mandelli. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.5549 EDGE Score: 3.10097 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 268 grams |  | | Clutch Size [2] | 4 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests |
India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
Bhutan, India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical pine forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
China, India, Bhutan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Buxa Tiger Reserve Sanctuary |
IV |
23685 |
West Bengal, India |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Buxa Tiger Reserve (National Park) |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Chayang Tajo: Khenewa: Lada |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Deothang / Narphang / Samdrup Jongkhar |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary: Himalayan Zoological Park: Ratey Chu Reserve Forest |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Khaling / Neoli Wildlife Sanctuary |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Lowland forests of South Sikkim (Melli-Baguwa-Kitam, Jorethang-Namchi, Sombarey) |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary: Tendong Reserve Forest |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Mouling National Park |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Nacho: Limeking: Taksing: Majha |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Nafra: Lada area |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Nameri National Park |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: Zuluk: Bedang Tso: Natula Complex |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Phopjika and Khatekha valleys |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A4i |
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Royal Manas National Park |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Singhalila National Park |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Subansiri |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Taley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Thimsing La |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Thrumsing La National Park |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Thungri: Chaglang: Poshingla Maji, Basti and Liak area |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Yardi: Rabe Supse Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1 |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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