White-necklaced partridge

White-necklaced partridge
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Perdicinae
Genus: Arborophila
Species: A. gingica
Binomial name
Arborophila gingica
(Gmelin, 1789)

The white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica), also known as the collared or Rickett's hill-partridge, is a vulnerable species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is endemic to hill and mountain forests in southeastern China. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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