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Crested Wood-partridge

Rollulus rouloul

Description:

The Crested Wood Partridge, Rollulus rouloul, also known as the Crested Partridge, Roul-roul, Red-crowned Wood Partridge or Green Wood Partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is the only member of the genus Rollulus.

Habitat:

This small partridge is a resident breeder in lowland rainforests in south Burma, south Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Its nest is a ground scrape lined with leaves, which is concealed under a heap of leaf litter. Five or six white eggs are incubated for 18 days. Here spotted in Burgers Zoo Arnhem, Netherlands.

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2 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

Does anyone know whether this is male or female? The other sex is here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/661...

sttweets
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Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Spotted on May 4, 2011
Submitted on Jun 25, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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