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Friday 15 July 2016

Crimson-headed partridge

The crimson-headed partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps) is a species of bird in the Phasianidaefamily. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Crimson-headed partridge
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae
Subfamily:Perdicinae
Genus:Haematortyx
Sharpe, 1879
Species:H. sanguiniceps
Binomial name
Haematortyx sanguiniceps
Sharpe, 1879

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Haematortyx sanguiniceps"IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.


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