Red-billed partridge
The red-billed partridge (Arborophila rubrirostris) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is endemic to the Basiran highland forest 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).
| Red-billed partridge | |
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| A. rubrirostris in Jambi, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Arborophila |
| Species: | A. rubrirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Arborophila rubrirostris (Salvadori, 1879) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Arborophila rubrirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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