Tibetan Partridge
Perdix hodgsoniae (Hodgson, 1856)
Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Tibetan Partridge, Perdix hodgsoniae, breeds across the Tibetan Plateau and other parts of central Asia, where it lives on mountain slopes, high meadows and open rocky ground. It is a ground-feeding gamebird in the pheasant family, and its plumage varies between populations. The bird is set apart by its bold face pattern, with white on the forehead, supercilium, face and throat, a dark stripe through the face, and a chestnut band on the hind neck. It has no spurs on either leg, and the sexes are alike in size.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: c Asia
