Thai National Parks

Due to COVID-19 outbreak, all national parks, wildlife sactuaries and other protected forest areas in Thailand are closed from 25th March until further notice. Some popular tourist destinations like Similan Islands, Surin Islands are within national parks, they too are closed. We will announce from here when the parks reopen.

Birds of Thailand

Species of Thailand

Long-billed partridge

Thai: ไก่นวล, kai nuan

Binomial name: Rhizothera longirostris, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, 1815

The Long-billed Partridge (Rhizothera longirostris) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are two distinct subspecies; the nominate race R. l. longirostris is relatively widespread, while R. l. dulitensis, sometimes considered to be a full species known as the Dulit Partridge or Hose's Partridge (R. dulitensis), has a very restricted range in the mountains of central Borneo.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Rhizothera
Species
Rhizothera longirostris

Common names

  • Thai: ไก่นวล, kai nuan

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)

Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)

Long-billed partridge

Long-billed partridge

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Distribution map of Long-billed partridge, Rhizothera longirostris in Thailand

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Range map of Rhizothera longirostris in Thailand

Important note; our range maps are based on limited data we have collected. The data is not necessarily accurate or complete.

Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.

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