Rubeho Forest-partridge

Rubeho Forest-partridge

Taxobox
name = Rubeho Forest-partridge
status = EN
status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Galliformes
familia = Phasianidae
genus = "Xenoperdix"
species = "X. obscurata "
binomial = "Xenoperdix obscurata "
binomial_authority = Bowie & Fjeldså, 2005The Rubeho Forest-partridge, "Xenoperdix obscurata " is a small, approximately 29 cm long, boldly barred, brownish partridge with rufous face, grey underparts, olive-brown crown and upperparts. It has a red bill, brown iris and yellow legs. Both sexes are similar.

It inhabits and is endemic to forests of the Rubeho Highlands in Tanzania. It was formerly considered to be a well-marked subspecies of the Udzungwa Forest-partridge, "Xenoperdix udzungwensis" of the Udzungwa Mountains, but is now recognized to be specifically distinct [Bowie, Rauri C.K. & Fjeldså, Jon (2005): Genetic and morphological evidence for two species in the Udzungwa forest partridge. "Journal of East African Natural History" 94(1): 191–201. [http://www.naturekenya.org/Downloads/jldownloads/JEANH_94_1_Bowie.pdf PDF fulltext] ] ). The diet consists mainly of beetles, ants and seeds.

Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size, limited range and overhunting, the Rubeho Forest-partridge is now endangered

References

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=187&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=23117 IUCN Red List]


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