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Chestnut-necklaced Hill PartridgeChestnut-necklaced Hill Partridge

Chestnut-necklaced Hill Partridge

Tropicoperdix charltonii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
328 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The chestnut-necklaced partridge (Tropicoperdix charltonii) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in forests in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as vulnerable. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-necklaced Hill Partridge sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Great Argus
VU

Great Argus

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Argusianus argus

40–50% · Likely
Bornean Crested Fireback
VU

Bornean Crested Fireback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lophura ignita

20–30% · Possible
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

<5% · Rare
Roulroul
VU

Roulroul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rollulus rouloul

<5% · Rare
Bulwer's Pheasant
VU Endemic

Bulwer's Pheasant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lophura bulweri

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
NT

Long-billed Partridge

Bird

Rhizothera longirostris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-necklaced Hill Partridge in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-necklaced Hill Partridge sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-necklaced Hill Partridge in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

October has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-necklaced Hill Partridge in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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