Crested Partridge

The crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul) is a small gamebird of lowland rainforest in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, and the only member of its genus. It is about 24-28 cm long, the male slightly larger. Both sexes have red bare skin around the eye and red legs without a spur or hind toe. The male is metallic green above and glossy dark blue below with a brownish wing panel, and has a tall red crest, a white forehead spot and black bristles. The female is pea-green apart from brown wing coverts, with a slate-grey head bearing bristles but no spot or crest. It is usually seen singly or in pairs, using its feet to probe the forest floor for fruit, seeds and invertebrates. When disturbed it prefers to run, flying short distances on rounded wings only if necessary. The nest is a leaf-lined ground scrape hidden under leaf litter, and the white eggs hatch after about 18 days. Unusually for a galliform, both parents feed the young bill to bill, and small chicks roost in the nest. Logging is a concern, and the IUCN has assessed it as Vulnerable since 2021. In Japan it is seen at specialists in ornamental gamebirds.

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The Crested Partridge grows to 24-28 cm.