Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge (Arborophila javanica) - HBW 2, p. 517
French: Torquéole de Java
German: Javabuschwachtel
Spanish: Arborófila de Java
Other common names: Javan Hill-partridge, Chestnut-bellied Partridge
Taxonomy: Tetrao javanicus Gmelin, 1789, Java.
Some authors include present species in a superspecies with A. orientalis and A. brunneopectus, and all three are sometimes considered conspecific; others attribute morphological similarities to convergent evolution; sometimes A. rufipectus or A. hyperythra, or both, also included in the superspecies. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- javanica (Gmelin, 1789) - mountains of W Java.
- bartelsi Siebers, 1929 - mountains of WC Java.
- lawuana Bartels, 1938 - mountains of EC Java.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult bird on the ground.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 3 July 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A pair at a feeder.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 7 October 2009 3 years ago 4 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Parc de les Aus, Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 1990 20 weeks ago 2.5
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duetting birds Locality Gede Pangrango National Park , West Java Province, Java (Indonesia)
Desmond Allen 13 September 1994 3 years ago 3
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