Wildlifeof Vietnam
Hill Partridge
Pheasants, Partridges & Quails
Photo: (c) Jagdish Singh Negi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Arborophila torqueola
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Plant and seed
Habitat
Forest
Range
Western Himalaya to northern Vietnam
Clutch size
3–5 eggs, up to 9
Incubation period
About 24 days (captive birds)
Size
27–30cm
Weight
230–390g
The common hill partridge, or necklaced hill partridge, is a forest partridge 27–30 cm long and weighing 230–390 g. Males have a striking pattern of an orange crown and face set against a black head and streaked throat, while females lack the distinctive head markings and the grey chest and upper belly of the male. Its range is a narrow band from the western Himalaya to northern Vietnam, including India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar and Thailand (Wikipedia, general species account).
Birds are mostly seen in pairs or small coveys of up to ten, which may be families, and they keep up a hen-like contact call while feeding. The nest is a ball of whatever material is close at hand with a lined scrape in the middle. The average clutch is three to five white eggs, occasionally up to nine, and incubation, unrecorded in wild birds, is reported as 24 days in captivity.
Quick answers
- What does the Hill Partridge eat?
- Plant and seed
- What habitat does the Hill Partridge live in?
- Forest
- Where is the Hill Partridge found?
- Western Himalaya to northern Vietnam
- How many eggs does the Hill Partridge lay?
- 3–5 eggs, up to 9
- How long are the eggs of the Hill Partridge incubated?
- About 24 days (captive birds)
- How big is the Hill Partridge?
- 27–30cm
- How much does the Hill Partridge weigh?
- 230–390g