The Crested Partridge (also known as Crested Wood-Partridge) is a small gallinaceous bird of SE Asia and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. It is the only member of the genus Rollulus.
The males and females look quite a bit different as you can see in the photos.
Classification:
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Rollulus
Species: R. rouloul
Photos:
crested wood partridge
Crested Wood Partridge, female. Rollulus roulroul
Crested Wood Partridge, male. Rollulus roulroul
Wood Partiridge Hen
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Crested Wood Partridge
amanda.pippin posted a photo:. Crested Wood Partridge. Read more…
Video:
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Commentary:
The Crested Wood Partridge eggs never did hatch. Once they were a few days past due, they were pulled from the exhibit and candled, and found to be infertile. We were all pretty bummed. Howeve… Read more…
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The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga welcomed the birth of a single crested wood partridge recently. The baby lives in the aquarium’s Butterfly Garden. They don’t have a pear tree, but the… Read more…
other highlights (in addition to those awe inspiring trees) were a prolonged display by a group of bornean bristleheads, an elusive covey of crested wood partridge plus an extraordinary density… Read more…
the crested wood-partridge, also known as a roul-roul. from asia. the lovely fairy bluebird, also of asia. the amethyst starling, of africa. a female eclectus parrot, from new guinea and… Read more…
