Wildlifeof Thailand
Long-billed Partridge
Phasianidae
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Rhizothera longirostris
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland and hill rainforest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Size
30–35cm
The long-billed partridge is a reddish-brown forest bird named for its unusually long, slightly downcurved bill. Males and females differ in face and underpart pattern, but both have strong legs adapted for walking and scratching. It inhabits lowland and hill rainforest on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, where pairs forage through leaf litter for seeds, fruit and invertebrates (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Long-billed Partridge eat?
- Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
- What habitat does the Long-billed Partridge live in?
- Lowland and hill rainforest
- Where is the Long-billed Partridge found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- How big is the Long-billed Partridge?
- 30–35cm