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Xenoperdix udzungwensis
Dinesen, Lehmberg, Svendsen,
Hansen & Fjeldså, 1994
Current name: Xenoperdix udzungwensis
Holotype: ZMUC 91.301 |
Original description
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A new genus and species of perdicine bird (Phasianidae, Perdicini) from Tanzania; a relict form of Indo-Malayan affinities |
Additional information
The Udzungwa Forest Partridge is known only from the Udzungwa highlands. It inhabits mature montane and submontane evergreen forest, from 1,340 to 2,200 m, occurring on ridges, steep rocky slopes and flatter ground (especially where the understorey is open with scattered Cyperus sedges and ferns). It feeds in the leaf-litter on the forest floor, on invertebrates and seeds, and breeding possibly starts with the onset of the rains. The species appears to be very susceptible to hunting and it seems to be absent from forests where hunting pressure is high.
[Modified from BirdLife International (http://www.birdlife.org/index.html)] |
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Estimated African distribution:
The Copenhagen databases of African vertebrates: Xenoperdix udzungwensis |
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