Green-legged partridge

The green-legged partridge (Tropicoperdix chloropus), also known as the scaly-breasted partridge or green-legged hill-partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in forest in Indochina, ranging slightly into southernmost China (Yunnan). The Vietnam partridge is now usually considered a subspecies.

Green-legged partridge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tropicoperdix
Species:
T. chloropus
Binomial name
Tropicoperdix chloropus
Blyth, 1859

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Tropicoperdix chloropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22731882A95038362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22731882A95038362.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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