Hill Partridges Some 20 species, Arborophila genus, brightly-patterned and native to Southeast Asia

The COLLARED HILL PARTRIDGE, Arborophila gingica, also called the White-necklaced, is native to elevated forests of southeastern China. It spends its time in thick shrub and undergrowth but sleeps communally in trees.

There are 2 subspecies, one with a white and one with a chestnut brow. It is threatened by hunting and habitat destruction and in danger of becoming extinct in the wild.

 

The CHESTNUT-BELLIED HILL PARTRIDGE, Arborophila javanica, as its scientific name indicates, is native to mountain forests of Java, Indonesia.