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Chestnut-breasted Partridge
Arborophila mandellii Hume, 1874
Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Chestnut-breasted Partridge, Arborophila mandellii, is a partridge of the eastern Himalayas, breeding from north-east India to south-eastern Tibet. It was described by Hume in 1874 and belongs to the Phasianidae. Its range includes Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, with records from elevations between 350 and 2,500 m. It is set apart by a chestnut breast-band and grey underparts, and it differs from the similar rufous-throated partridge through its richer head tones, white gorget and fully chestnut upper breast.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: ne India to se Tibet
