Crimson-headed partridge
The crimson-headed partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae, and the only member of the genus Haematortyx. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Polyplectronini |
| Genus: | Haematortyx Sharpe, 1879 |
| Species: | H. sanguiniceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Haematortyx sanguiniceps Sharpe, 1879 | |
Its closest relatives are the Asian spurfowl (genus Galloperdix) and the peacock-pheasants (genus Polyplectron), which are both also in the tribe Polyplectronini. Haematortyx is thought to be the most basal of the three.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Haematortyx sanguiniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679103A92802696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679103A92802696.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- "Galliformes". bird-phylogeny (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-01.
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