Chestnut-necklaced partridge

The chestnut-necklaced partridge (Tropicoperdix charltonii) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in forests in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as vulnerable.

Chestnut-necklaced partridge
Specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tropicoperdix
Species:
T. charltonii
Binomial name
Tropicoperdix charltonii
(Eyton, 1845)
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