NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bornean Partridge
Arborophila hyperythra (Sharpe, 1879)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Bambusicola erythrophrys= Arborophila hyperythra
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Open encyclopedia reference
The red-breasted partridge (Arborophila hyperythra), also known as the Bornean hill-partridge, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is endemic to hill and montane forest in Borneo, preferring bamboos and thickets. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.
Wikipedia contributors, Red-breasted partridge; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:15:45.545206+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Arborophila hyperythra (Sharpe, 1879)
- Name authority
- (Sharpe, 1879)
- Common name
- Bornean Partridge
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Arborophila
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusArborophila Hodgson, 1837
- speciesArborophila hyperythra (Sharpe, 1879)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Arborophila. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sumartran Hill PartridgeArborophila sumatrana Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bar-backed Hill PartridgeArborophila brunneopectus (Blyth, 1855) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-headed Hill PartridgeArborophila cambodiana Delacour & Jabouille, 1928 | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Campbell's Hill PartridgeArborophila campbelli (Robinson, 1904) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-bellied Hill PartridgeArborophila javanica (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-breasted Hill PartridgeArborophila mandellii Hume, 1874 | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Arborophila hyperythra hyperythra (Sharpe, 1879) (Sharpe, 1879) | synonym |
| Bambusicola hyperythra Sharpe, 1879 Sharpe, 1879 | synonym |
| Arborophila hyperythra erythrophrys (Sharpe, 1890) (Sharpe, 1890) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176032 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:G6MZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.