Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Galliformes > Phasianidae > Arborophila > Arborophila orientalisArborophila orientalis (Horsfield's Hill Partridge; Grey-breasted Partridge)Synonyms: Perdix orientalis (homotypic) The grey-breasted partridge (Arborophila orientalis), also known as the white-faced hill partridge, or Horsfield's hill partridge, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is a monotypic species that is endemic to highland forests in eastern Java, Indonesia. Measuring 28 cm (11 in), this species is a stocky, short-legged bird. Its mostly grey plumage is barred on the lower back and tail. It has a black crown and nape, and conspicuous white forehead, cheeks and throat. Bare skin around the eyes is red. The bill is black and the legs are red. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.70103 EDGE Score: 3.12694 |
Adult Weight [1] | 336 grams | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Herbivore | Diet - Fruit [2] | 30 % | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 30 % | Diet - Plants [2] | 40 % | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % | | Clutch Size [3] | 3 |
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Sundaland |
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
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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 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3Jetz 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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