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Chestnut-throated Monal-Partridge

Tetraophasis obscurus(Verreaux, JP, 1869)

English (US) Chestnut-throated Monal-Partridge

The Chestnut-throated Monal-Partridge (Tetraophasis obscurus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.

Range: alpine mountain slopes of northeastern TibetRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Tetraophasis obscurus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Chestnut-throated Monal-Partridge
Described by
(Verreaux, JP, 1869)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Lophophorus obscurus
Described by
(Verreaux, JP, 1869)
Type locality
'Eastern Tibet,' type from Mupin, Szechuan.
Original description
Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bulletin 5, fasc.4 p.33 pl.6

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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