Burung buruan (Game Birds)
Taiwan Partridge
Arborophila crudigularis
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A Taiwan ghost of the cloud forest, heard far more often than seen. Its mournful whistle carries through the mist before the bird itself slips back into the ferns.
- Populasi
- Estimated at more than 10,000 mature individuals
- Habitat
- Broadleaf forests with dense thickets and undergrowth, from about 700–3,000 m elevation, most common between 1,500–2,000 m
- Fakta menarik
- The Taiwan Partridge's species name "crudigularis" comes from Latin roots meaning "bleeding" and "throated," referencing the reddish throat patch some individuals show during breeding season — a feature original describer Robert Swinhoe (1864) initially mistook for an injury.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to the central and eastern mountains of Taiwan
- Makanan
- Forages in small groups of two or three, eating earthworms, berries, seeds, seedlings, and insects
- Ukuran
- 0,28 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,42 m
- Masa hidup
- 2,7 tahun
