Green-legged Partridge

Overview

Green-legged Partridge (Tropicoperdix chloropus) is a species of Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae) in the order Gamebirds (Chickens, Pheasants and Grouse).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Tropicoperdix; binomial: Tropicoperdix chloropus; authority: Blyth, 1859.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Green-legged Partridge includes subspecies tonkinensis of n Vietnam previously assigned to Scaly-breasted (=Chestnut-necklaced) Partridge (Clements 2006; Rheindt unpublished).