Wildlifeof China
Arborophila ardens
Pheasants, Partridges & Quails
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912) · Public domain
Arborophila ardens
Basic stats
Diet
Snails and seeds
Habitat
Primary evergreen broadleaved or mixed coniferous-broadleaved forest, 600–1,600m
Range
Hainan Island, China (endemic)
Size
26–28cm
Weight
Male about 300g, female about 237g
The Hainan partridge is a partridge endemic to Hainan Island, China, 26–28cm long. The male weighs about 300g and the female about 237g. The head is blackish with a white patch on the ear coverts and a whitish supercilium, the crown and nape are dark brown with black mottling, and the upperparts are olive-brown with black scales. The throat and neck sides are blackish, with an orange collar around the lower neck (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its habitat is primary evergreen forest, broadleaved or mixed coniferous-broadleaved, at 600–1,600m. It eats snails and seeds, and its call is a two-note phrase repeated (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Arborophila ardens eat?
- Snails and seeds
- What habitat does the Arborophila ardens live in?
- Primary evergreen broadleaved or mixed coniferous-broadleaved forest, 600–1,600m
- Where is the Arborophila ardens found?
- Hainan Island, China (endemic)
- How big is the Arborophila ardens?
- 26–28cm
- How much does the Arborophila ardens weigh?
- Male about 300g, female about 237g