Nahan's Partridge

Ptilopachus nahani

Vulnerable

Nahan's Partridge is a shy forest partridge of the Albertine Rift region. It keeps to dense lowland and foothill forest, where small groups forage quietly on the ground for seeds, fruit, and invertebrates. Forest loss, fragmentation, and hunting pressure make this species vulnerable.

Family

Odontophoridae

Group

New World Quail

Range

Nahan's Partridge Range — Lowland and foothill forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda

Population

≈ 50K–99,999

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