Rubeho Forest Partridge (Xenoperdix obscuratus)
About the Rubeho Forest Partridge
The Udzungwa forest partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis), also known as the Udzungwa partridge, is a small, approximately 29 centimetres (11 in) long, boldly barred, brownish partridge with rufous face, grey underparts, olive-brown crown and upperparts. It has a red bill, brown iris and yellow legs. The sexes are similar. The Udzungwa forest partridge was formally described by Lars Dinesen and colleagues in 1994 based on a specimen collected in the Udzungwa Mountains of southern Tanzania. They introduced a new genus Xenoperdix, and coined the binomial name Xenoperdix udzungwensis. Two subspecies are recognised: X. u. udzungwensis Dinesen, Lehmberg, Svendsen & Hansen & Fjeldså, 1994 – Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania X. u. obscuratus Fjeldså & Kiure, 2003 – Rubeho highlands of Tanzania
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Listed as recorded in Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.