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The rufous-throated partridge is 26–29 cm (10–11 in) long. The male weighs 325–430 g (11.5–15.2 oz) and the female weighs 261–386 g (9.2–13.6 oz). The male has a grey forehead. The olive-brown crown and nape have black mottles. There are a whitish supercilium and moustachial curves. The throat and neck-sides are orange-rufous, with black speckles. The breast and flanks are blue-grey. The upper belly is blue-grey and the central belly is whitish. The vent is buffy-brown. The mantle, back and rump are olive-brown. The scapulars and wing coverts have chestnut, black and greyish bands.
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When to see the Rufous-throated Partridge
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous-throated Partridge
The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rufous-throated Partridge
The rufous-throated partridge is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in montane forests in India and Southeast Asia. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.
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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).
Bar-backed PartridgeArborophila brunneopectusThe 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.
White-cheeked PartridgeArborophila atrogularisThe white-cheeked partridge is a species of partridge in the family Phasianidae, native to Asia.
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