Chestnut-breasted partridge: Difference between revisions
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The scientific name commemorates the [[Italy|Italian]] naturalist [[Louis Mandelli]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jobling, James A.|title=''Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names''|year=2010 | ISBN=978-1-4081-2501-4 }}</ref> |
The scientific name commemorates the [[Italy|Italian]] naturalist [[Louis Mandelli]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jobling, James A.|title=''Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names''|year=2010 | ISBN=978-1-4081-2501-4 }}</ref> |
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It was reported on April 6 2015, that the first ever picture of the bird was taken<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/elusive-partridge-photographed-for-the-first-time-by-bengaluru-shutterbug/article7074452.ece|title=Elusive partridge photographed}}</ref> |
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| Species: | A. mandellii
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| Arborophila mandellii Hume, 1874
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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.
This bird has been classified as Vulnerable, with an estimated population of less than 10,000. It is threatened by forest degradation, which is fragmenting the population, and by hunting.
It is known from at least three protected areas, including Singalila National Park (West Bengal).
The scientific name commemorates the Italian naturalist Louis Mandelli.[2]
It was reported on April 6 2015, that the first ever picture of the bird was taken[3]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ "Elusive partridge photographed".