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Rollulus rouloul
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.
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 Avifauna, Netherlands
Spotted on Apr 21, 2010
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011
3 Comments
seems almost unreal, like a patch of rubber around his (I think this is the male) eye.
Does anyone know whether this is male or female?
neat bird