Wildlifeof Thailand
Crested Partridge
Phasianidae
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Rollulus rouloul
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, seeds and invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland rainforest
Range
Southern Myanmar and Thailand to Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo
Clutch size
5–6 eggs
Incubation period
18 days
Size
25cm
The male crested partridge is metallic green and dark blue with a tall red crest; the female is pea-green with a grey head and lacks the crest. Both have red bare skin around the eye and red legs. Pairs probe rainforest leaf litter for fruit, seeds and invertebrates, usually running rather than flying when disturbed. Both parents feed the chicks bill-to-bill (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Crested Partridge eat?
- Fruit, seeds and invertebrates
- What habitat does the Crested Partridge live in?
- Lowland rainforest
- Where is the Crested Partridge found?
- Southern Myanmar and Thailand to Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo
- How many eggs does the Crested Partridge lay?
- 5–6 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Crested Partridge incubated?
- 18 days
- How big is the Crested Partridge?
- 25cm