Rufous-throated Partridge

Arborophila rufogularis (Blyth, 1849)

26–29 cmLength344 gWeight

It is a partridge with black-spotted orange-chestnut throat and neck sides, blue-gray breast and flanks, and pink or dark red legs and feet.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, China, Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Throat and side of neck orange-chestnut, with black spots
Breast and flanks blue-gray
White supercilium and curved moustachial stripe
Bill dark brown to blackish; legs and feet pink or dark red

Male, female and young

The female resembles the male; juveniles have duller underparts and fine brownish-black markings on the crown and flanks.

Voice

A series of rising “hu-hu” whistles; in a duet, the other bird responds with “kew-kew-kew”.

Where and when it's recorded

Rufous-throated Partridge has been recorded at 100 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Doi Inthanon NP – summitThailand1,039 records
Doi Inthanon NPThailand415 records
Baihualing [General Area]China358 records

More places

SattalIndia333 records
Mae Wong NP – Chong YenThailand150 records
Bidoup Nui Ba NP – Dak HoVietnam99 records
Mount LangbianVietnam80 records
Dinhthinh( Tim) (12,1024,108,3599)Vietnam75 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (E)Thailand69 records
Tsamang RoadBhutan61 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Thailand China Vietnam India Bhutan Nepal Myanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in montane forests in India and Southeast Asia. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.

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