Wildlifeof Thailand
Green-legged Partridge
Phasianidae
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Tropicoperdix chloropus
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland evergreen forest
Range
Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina
Size
27–30cm
The green-legged partridge is a compact ground bird with olive-brown upperparts, patterned flanks and distinctive greenish legs. Males and females are similar, though local forms vary in face and throat markings. It inhabits lowland evergreen forest from Myanmar and Thailand through Indochina, where pairs and small groups turn leaf litter for seeds, fallen fruit and invertebrates (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Green-legged Partridge eat?
- Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
- What habitat does the Green-legged Partridge live in?
- Lowland evergreen forest
- Where is the Green-legged Partridge found?
- Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina
- How big is the Green-legged Partridge?
- 27–30cm