Long-billed partridge
Rhizothera longirostris (Temminck, 1815)
The long-billed partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 697 g to 800 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Quick facts about the long-billed partridge
- Weight
- 697 g – 800 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
- 3.2src 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
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Where does the long-billed partridge live?
Not recorded
What is the long-billed partridge?
The long-billed partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
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Is the long-billed partridge endangered?
The long-billed partridge is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the long-billed partridge classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusRhizothera
- SpeciesRhizothera longirostris (Temminck, 1815)
Synonyms Perdix longirostris, Rhizothera longirostris longirostris
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- حجل طويل المنقارArabic
- سمان طويل المنقارArabic
- Дългоклюна яребицаBulgarian
- perdiu becllargaCatalan
- koroptev dlouhozobáCzech
- petrisen hirbigWelsh
- Langnæbbet SkovhøneDanish
- LangschnabelwachtelGerman
- longbeka perdrikoEsperanto
- Perdiz piquilargaSpanish
- suurnokk-kanaEstonian
- کبک نوکدرازPersian
- pitkänokkapyyFinnish
- Perdrix à long becFrench
- Rhizothère à long becFrench
- Rouloul à long becFrench
- šumska trčkaCroatian
- hosszúcsőrű erdeifogolyHungarian
- Puyuh siul-selantingIndonesian
- Pernice beccolungoItalian
- ハシナガシャコJapanese
- ilgasnapė kurapkaLithuanian
- Burung Siul SelantingMalay
- Indische BospatrijsDutch
- langnebbhøneNorwegian
- dżunglokur długodziobyPolish
- perdiz-bicudaPortuguese
- Длинноклювая куропаткаRussian
- jarabica dlhozobáSlovak
- Dugokljuna jarebicaSerbian
- långnäbbshönaSwedish
- långnäbbad skogshönaSwedish
- ไก่นวลThai
- Uzun Gagalı KeklikTurkish
- куріпка довгохвостаUkrainian
- Gà gô rừng mỏ dàiVietnamese
- 長嘴山鶉Chinese
- 长嘴山鹑Chinese
Relatives of the long-billed partridge
Other species in the same genus Rhizothera.
Dulit partridge
Rhizothera dulitensis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the long-billed partridge?
An adult long-billed partridge weighs 697 g – 800 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the long-billed partridge endangered?
The long-billed 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 long-billed partridge?
The long-billed partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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