Family Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse (Phasianidae)
Least Concern
Chestnut-headed Partridge (Arborophila cambodiana)
Taxonomy
French: Torquéole du Cambodge German: Kambodschabuschwachtel Spanish: Arborófila de Camboya
Other common names:
Chestnut-headed Hill-partridge,
Siamese Partridge (diversa),
Cambodian Partridge (cambodiana)
Taxonomy:
Arborophila cambodiana
Delacour and Jabouille
, 1928,1000 m, Bokor, Kampuchea (Cambodia)
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Subspecies and Distribution
A. c. diversa
Riley, 1930 – SE Thailand.
A. c. chandamonyi
J. C. Eames et al., 2002 – Cardamom Mts, in SW Cambodia; currently known only from Samkos range, but may occur N to Thai border and SE in C Cardamom Mts#R.
A. c. cambodiana
Delacour & Jabouille, 1928 – SE Cambodia.
Descriptive notes
c. 28–29 cm; male c. 318 g, female c. 257–283 g. Mantle and upper back broadly barred black is best distinction from A. hyperythra. Blackish central... read more
Voice
Said to recall A. brunneopectus and heard early morning and afternoon. The song is a duet... read more
Habitat
Occurs in tropical evergreen forest with abundant epiphytes and orchids on mountains, at 700–... read more
Food and feeding
No information available, but presumably similar to other Arborophila. Typically observed in pairs.
Breeding
Nominate probably breeds May–Jun, based on an observation of a pair with chicks in mid Jun.
Movements
No information available.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Mace Lande: cambodiana vulnerable; diversa endangered; recently described chandamonyi not evaluated.... read more
Race diversa may merit treatment as a separate species, but recently described race chandamonyi is intermediate between diversa and nominate#R. Three subspecies recognized.