Wildlifeof Thailand
Chestnut-headed Partridge
Phasianidae
Photo: Wich’yanan Limparungpatthanakij · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Arborophila cambodiana
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
Habitat
Montane evergreen forest
Range
Eastern Thailand and Cambodia
Size
28–30cm
The chestnut-headed partridge is a localized forest gamebird with a rich chestnut head, patterned face, grey breast and barred flanks. It is restricted to montane evergreen forest in eastern Thailand and neighbouring Cambodia. Pairs or small groups stay on the ground beneath dense cover, turning leaf litter for seeds, fallen fruit and invertebrates and often being detected first by their carrying calls (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Chestnut-headed Partridge eat?
- Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
- What habitat does the Chestnut-headed Partridge live in?
- Montane evergreen forest
- Where is the Chestnut-headed Partridge found?
- Eastern Thailand and Cambodia
- How big is the Chestnut-headed Partridge?
- 28–30cm