| Chestnut-bellied Partridge | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Information | |
| Common Name | Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge and Javan Hill-partridge |
| Range | west and east Java, Indonesia. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Galliformes |
| Family | Phasianidae Perdicinae |
| Genus | Arborophila |
| Species | Arborophila javanica |
| Conservation Status | |
 Least Concern | |
The Chestnut-bellied partridge (Arborophila javanica), also known as chestnut-bellied hill-partridge or Javan hill-partridge, is a small, up to 28 cm long, partridge with a rufous crown and nape, red legs, grey breast, brown wings, red facial skin, and a black mask, throat and bill. It has a rufous belly with white on the middle. Both sexes are similar. The young has whitish face and reddish brown bill.
An Indonesian endemic, the chestnut-bellied partridge is distributed to hill and mountain forests of west and east Java. The female lays up to four eggs in a domed nest of long grasses, built by the male.
A common species in its limited range, the chestnut-bellied partridge is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.