Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Annam Hill-partridge (Arborophila merlini) - HBW 2, p. 521
French: Torquéole de Merlin
German: Gelbfuß Buschwachtel
Spanish: Arborófila de Annam
Other common names: Annamese Hill-partridge, Annam Tree-partridge/Partridge
Taxonomy: Tropicoperdix merlini Delacour and Jabouille, 1924, Maïlanh, Quangtri, Vietnam.
Sometimes placed in genus Tropicoperdix. Probably forms superspecies with A. chloropus and A. charltonii, but taxonomy of these three forms poorly understood and requires revision; present species has been considered a race of A. charltonii. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- merlini (Delacour & Jabouille, 1924) - interior of C Vietnam.
- vivida (Delacour, 1926) - coastal hills of C Vietnam.
- Near Threatened
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