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Chestnut-breasted partridge

Arborophila mandellii Hume, 1874

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh about 268 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
Photo: Ogilvie-Grant, WR · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-breasted partridge

Weight
268 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
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-breasted partridge live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-breasted partridge?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii) is a partridge species endemic to the eastern Himalayas north of the Brahmaputra, and occurs in Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and south-eastern Tibet at elevations from 350 to 2,500 m (1,150 to 8,200 ft). It is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the estimated population comprises less than 10,000 individuals. It is threatened by forest degradation and by hunting. It is known from at least three protected areas, including Singalila National Park and Namdapha National Park.

The scientific name commemorates the Italian naturalist Louis Mandelli.

It is a distinctive partridge with chestnut breast-band and grey belly. It is distinguished from the similar rufous-throated partridge A. rufogularis by more rufescent crown and head-sides, white gorget and entirely chestnut upper breast.

In 2015, the first photograph of this species in the wild was taken in Arunachal Pradesh.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-breasted partridge” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-breasted_partridge&oldid=1379872792), 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.

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Is the chestnut-breasted partridge endangered?

The chestnut-breasted partridge is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

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

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How is the chestnut-breasted partridge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusArborophila
  7. SpeciesArborophila mandellii Hume, 1874
Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Chestnut-breasted hill partridgeEnglish
  • Chestnut-breasted hill partridgeEnglish
  • Chestnut-breasted hill partridgeEnglish
  • حجل كستنائي الصدرArabic
  • حجل التل كستنائي الصدرArabic
  • Perdiu boscana pit-rojaCatalan
  • perdiu forestal pit-rojaCatalan
  • koroptev kaštanovoprsáCzech
  • petrisen fynydd frongochWelsh
  • SikkimskovhøneDanish
  • RotbrustwaldrebhuhnGerman
  • Rotbrust-BuschwachtelGerman
  • Rotbrust-WaldrebhuhnGerman
  • RotbrustbuschwachtelGerman
  • rufbrusta perdrikoEsperanto
  • Brunbrusta perdrikoEsperanto
  • Arborófila pechirrojaSpanish
  • punarind-künkakanaEstonian
  • کبک سینهبلوطیPersian
  • punarintapyyFinnish
  • Torquéole de MandellFrench
  • Torquéole de MandelliFrench
  • भूरी छाती वाला तीतरHindi
  • riđoprsa trčkaCroatian
  • Pernice pettocastanoItalian
  • ムネアカミヤマテッケイJapanese
  • rusvagurklė krūmyninė kurapkaLithuanian
  • bērkrūšu irbīteLatvian
  • Naaʼahóóhaiłbáhí bitéél halchíʼíNavajo
  • RoodborstpatrijsDutch
  • RoodborstbospatrijsDutch
  • bhutanhøneNorwegian
  • pstropiór rdzawoszyiPolish
  • پعاڑی تترWestern Panjabi
  • perdiz-de-peito-castanhoPortuguese
  • perdiz-de-peito-ferrugíneoPortuguese
  • perdiz-montesa-de-peito-castanhoPortuguese
  • Красногрудая лесная куропаткаRussian
  • Красногрудая кустарниковая куропаткаRussian
  • kurička hrdzavohrdláSlovak
  • Jarebica kestenjastih grudiSerbian
  • sikkimsånghönaSwedish
  • Kızıl Göğüslü Dağ KekliğiTurkish
  • куріпка рудогрудаUkrainian
  • 紅胸山鷓鴣Chinese
  • 红胸山鹧鸪Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-breasted partridge

Other species in the same genus Arborophila.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-breasted partridge?

An adult chestnut-breasted partridge weighs 268 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-breasted partridge endangered?

The chestnut-breasted partridge is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-breasted partridge?

The chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_breasted_partridge_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-breasted-partridge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}