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The bar-backed partridge is typically 280 mm (11 in) long in total, with an average wingspan of 144 mm (5.7 in) for males and 134 mm (5.3 in) for females of the species. They usually have 6–7 cm (2.4–2.8 in) tails, and their bills are about 20–21 mm (0.79–0.83 in) in length. On average, males have a 42 mm (1.7 in) tarsus, while females have 39 mm (1.5 in). The males are similar in color to females. It is mostly buff in color, with black running from the beak, around the eyes, and to the throat, as well as a black crown and feather tips along its back.
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When to see the Bar-backed Partridge
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bar-backed Partridge
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Bar-backed Partridge
The bar-backed partridge, also known as the brown-breasted hill-partridge, is a species of partridge in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia.
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Easily confused with
Red-breasted PartridgeArborophila hyperythraThe red-breasted partridge is about 27 cm (11 in) long and weighs about 270 g (9.5 oz).
White-cheeked PartridgeArborophila atrogularisThe white-cheeked partridge is a species of partridge in the family Phasianidae, native to Asia.
Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandelliiThe chestnut-breasted partridge is a partridge species endemic to the eastern Himalayas north of the Brahmaputra, and occurs in Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and south-eastern Tibet at elevations from 350 to 2,500 m.
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