Red-billed partridge

Red-billed partridge
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae
Genus:Arborophila
Species: A. rubrirostris
Binomial name
Arborophila rubrirostris
(Salvadori, 1879)

The red-billed partridge (Arborophila rubrirostris) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is endemic to highland forests in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the only member of the genus Arborophila where the bill is completely red (others have either a yellow-tipped red bill or a black bill).

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Arborophila rubrirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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