Red-billed Partridge

Arborophila rubrirostris (Salvadori, 1879)

Red-billed Partridge, Arborophila rubrirostris, is a galliform bird of montane Sumatra in the Oriental Region, where it is confined to the Barisan highland forest. It belongs to the pheasant family, Phasianidae. Its most notable feature is the fully red bill, which sets it apart from the other birds in Arborophila. In the rest of the genus, the bill is either red with a yellow tip or entirely black.

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Breeding range

Oriental Region: montane Sumatra