Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Verreaux's Monal-partridge (Tetraophasis obscurus) - HBW 2, p. 481
French: Tétraophase de Verreaux
German: Braunkehl Keilschwanzhuhn
Spanish: Perdiz faisán Gorgioscura
Other common names: Chestnut-throated Monal-partridge/Partridge, Verreaux's Pheasant-grouse/Pheasant-partridge/Partridge
Taxonomy: Lophophorus obscurus J. Verreaux, 1869, east Tibet = Mupin, Sichuan.
Sometimes considered conspecific with T. szechenyii, with which forms superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: W China, in NE Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on grass. Locality Pamoling Monastery, Yajiang County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Corder 26 October 2007 4 years ago 46 sec 4 -
A bird preening its back. Locality Pamoling Monastery, Yajiang County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Corder 26 October 2007 4 years ago 47 sec 3.3 -
A dorsal view of a bird standing and moving its tail. Locality Pamoling Monastery, Yajiang County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Corder 26 October 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 3 -
A bird pecking the ground. Locality Pamoling Monastery, Yajiang County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Corder 26 October 2007 4 years ago 17 sec 2
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Group of birds calling Locality Balang Shan, Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China (Northern)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 5 May 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Adult male calling Locality Balang Shan, Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China (Northern)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 4 May 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Adult bird calling Locality Balang Shan, Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China (Northern)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 4 May 2010 2 years ago 3
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