Chestnut-bellied Partridge
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The Chestnut-bellied Partridge, Arborophila javanica also known as Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge or Javan Hill-partridge is a small, up to 28cm long, partridge
with a rufous crown and nape, red legs, grey breast, brown wings, red facial skin, and a black mask, throat and bill
. It has a rufous belly with white on the middle. Both sexes are similar. The young has whitish face and reddish brown bill.
An Indonesia
n endemic
, the Chestnut-bellied Partridge is distributed to hill and mountain forests of west
and east Java
. The female lays up to four eggs in a domed nest of long grasses, built by the male.
A common species in its limited range, the Chestnut-bellied Partridge is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species.
Partridge
Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group.These are medium-sized birds, intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails. Partridges are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East...
with a rufous crown and nape, red legs, grey breast, brown wings, red facial skin, and a black mask, throat and bill
Beak
The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating and for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship and feeding young...
. It has a rufous belly with white on the middle. Both sexes are similar. The young has whitish face and reddish brown bill.
An Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n endemic
Endemism in birds
An endemic bird area is a region of the world that contains two or more restricted-range species, while a "secondary area" contains one or more restricted-range species. Both terms were devised by Birdlife International....
, the Chestnut-bellied Partridge is distributed to hill and mountain forests of west
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
and east Java
East Java
East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and islands to its east and to its north East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and...
. The female lays up to four eggs in a domed nest of long grasses, built by the male.
A common species in its limited range, the Chestnut-bellied Partridge is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
of Threatened Species.