Wildlifeof Thailand
Bar-backed Partridge
Phasianidae
Photo: William Foster · Public domain
Arborophila brunneopectus
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
Habitat
Evergreen and deciduous forest with dense undergrowth
Range
North-eastern India to southern China and mainland Southeast Asia
Size
28–30cm
The bar-backed partridge is a ground-dwelling gamebird with a greyish head, orange throat and finely barred back and underparts. Its range extends from north-eastern India through southern China and mainland Southeast Asia. Pairs or small coveys inhabit evergreen and deciduous forest with dense undergrowth, feeding quietly on seeds, fallen fruit and invertebrates and revealing themselves most often by their repeated whistling calls (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Bar-backed Partridge eat?
- Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
- What habitat does the Bar-backed Partridge live in?
- Evergreen and deciduous forest with dense undergrowth
- Where is the Bar-backed Partridge found?
- North-eastern India to southern China and mainland Southeast Asia
- How big is the Bar-backed Partridge?
- 28–30cm