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Bar-backed partridge

Arborophila brunneopectus (Blyth, 1855)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 268 g to 317 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bar-backed partridge

Weight
268 g – 317 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)
JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the bar-backed partridge live?

Not recorded

What is the bar-backed partridge?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus), also known as the brown-breasted hill-partridge, is a species of partridge in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia.

From the Wikipedia article “Bar-backed partridge” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bar-backed_partridge&oldid=1313732485), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bar-backed partridge endangered?

The bar-backed partridge is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the bar-backed partridge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusArborophila
  7. SpeciesArborophila brunneopectus (Blyth, 1855)

Synonyms Arborophila brunneipectus

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Bar-backed hill partridgeEnglish
  • Bar-backed hill partridgeEnglish
  • Bar-backed hill partridgeEnglish
  • حجل شريطي الظهرArabic
  • حجل التل شريطي الظهرArabic
  • perdiu forestal de pit dauratCatalan
  • koroptev pruhokřídláCzech
  • petrisen fynydd fronfrownWelsh
  • Brunbrystet SkovhøneDanish
  • BraunbrustbuschwachtelGerman
  • Braunbrust-BuschwachtelGerman
  • Braunbrust-WaldrebhuhnGerman
  • stridorsa perdrikoEsperanto
  • Arborófila pechipardaSpanish
  • helmes-künkakanaEstonian
  • ruskorintapyyFinnish
  • Torquéole à poitrine bruneFrench
  • smeđoprsa trčkaCroatian
  • Pernice dorsobarratoItalian
  • チャムネミヤマテッケイJapanese
  • rudakrūtė krūmyninė kurapkaLithuanian
  • BruinborstbospatrijsDutch
  • laohøneNorwegian
  • pstropiór płowyPolish
  • perdiz-de-dorso-barradoPortuguese
  • perdiz-de-peito-castanhoPortuguese
  • perdiz-montesa-de-peito-marromPortuguese
  • Пестробокая лесная куропаткаRussian
  • Рыжебрюхая кустарниковая куропаткаRussian
  • kurička plaváSlovak
  • Jarebica prugastih leđaSerbian
  • brunbröstad sånghönaSwedish
  • นกกระทาดงอกสีน้ำตาลThai
  • Sarı Göğüslü Dağ KekliğiTurkish
  • куріпка буроволаUkrainian
  • 斑背山鷓鴣Chinese
  • 褐胸山鷓鴣Chinese
  • 褐胸山鹧鸪Chinese

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Relatives of the bar-backed partridge

Other species in the same genus Arborophila.

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Common questions

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How big is the bar-backed partridge?

An adult bar-backed partridge weighs 268 g – 317 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bar-backed partridge endangered?

The bar-backed partridge is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the bar-backed partridge?

The bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{bar_backed_partridge_2026,
  title = {Bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bar-backed-partridge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}