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Udzungwa Forest Partridge (obscuratus)

Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus Fjeldså, J; Kiure, J 2003

The Rubeho forest partridge is a small, approximately 29 centimetres (11 in) long, boldly barred, brownish partridge with rufous face, grey underparts, and olive-brown crown and upperparts. It has a red bill, brown iris, and yellow legs. Both sexes are similar. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Xenoperdix
Scientific:
  Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus


Original description

Citation:
  Fjeldså, J; Kiure, J 2003

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 123 p.53

Protonym:
  Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124973#page/81/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8B6A58BEC4C5AEE8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8B6A58BE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8B6A58BE


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 677932

Geographic range:

  • Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus: S Tanzania (Maf-wemiro forest in Rubeho highlands)
English:
Udzungwa Forest Partridge (obscuratus)
German:
Udzungwawachtel (Rubehowachtel)
Spanish:
Perdiz de Las Udzungwa (obscuratus)
Spanish (Spain):
Perdiz de las Udzungwa (obscuratus)
French:
Xénoperdrix de Tanzanie (obscuratus)
Japanese (romaji):
uzungamoritekkei (obscurata)
Japanese:
ウズンガモリテッケイ(obscuratus)
Dutch:
Rubehobospatrijs
Norwegian:
udzungwahøne (obscuratus)
Polish:
rdzawobród (obscuratus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
perdiz-das-udzungwa (obscuratus)
Russian:
Уджунгванская куропатка (obscuratus)
Slovak:
kurička čiernočelá (skup.)
Serbian:
Jarebica sa planina Udzungva i Rubeho (Rubeho)
Swedish:
rubehohöna


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Udzungwa Forest Partridge (obscuratus) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Udzungwa Forest Partridge (obscuratus) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Udzungwa Forest Partridge (obscuratus) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscurata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscurata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscuratus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscuratus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscuratus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscuratus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscuratus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscuratus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Xénoperdrix des Rubeho ( Xenoperdix obscurata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho) ( Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscurata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscurata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Rubeho Forest Partridge ( Xenoperdix obscuratus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Xenoperdix obscurata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Xenoperdix obscurata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)

This taxon is a subspecies of Xenoperdix udzungwensis

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Catalan: Perdiu de Rubeho
Czech: koroptev rubežská
Danish: Rubehoskovhøne
German: Rubehowachtel, Udzungwawachtel (obscurata), Udzungwawachtel (Rubehowachtel)
English: Rubeho Forest Partridge, Udzungwa Forest Partridge (obscurata), Udzungwa Forest Partridge (obscuratus), Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho)
English, HBW: Udzungwa Forest-partridge (Rubeho)
English (IOC): Rubeho Forest Partridge
English (United States): Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho)
Esperanto: Rubehoperdriko
Spanish: Perdiz de Las Udzungwa (obscurata), Perdiz de Las Udzungwa (obscuratus), Perdiz de Rubeho
Spanish (Spain): Perdiz de las Udzungwa (obscurata), Perdiz de las Udzungwa (obscuratus), Perdiz de Udzungwa (obscurata)
Spanish (HBW): Udzungwa Partridge (Rubeho)
Estonian: rubeho nõlvakana
French: Xénoperdrix de Rubeho, Xénoperdrix de Tanzanie (obscurata), Xénoperdrix de Tanzanie (obscuratus), Xénoperdrix de Tanzanie (Rubeho), Xénoperdrix des Rubeho
Hungarian: rubehói erdeifogoly
Japanese (romaji): uzungamoritekkei (obscurata)
Japanese: ウズンガモリテッケイ (obscurata), ウズンガモリテッケイ(obscuratus)
Scientific: Xenoperdix obscurata, Xenoperdix obscuratus, Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata, Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscuratus
Lithuanian: Rubeho tanzaninė kurapka
Dutch: Rubehobospatrijs, Udzungwa Partijs (obscurata), Udzungwa Partijs (obscuratus)
Norwegian: rubehohøne, udzungwahøne (obscurata), udzungwahøne (obscuratus)
Polish: rdzawobród (obscurata), rdzawobród (obscuratus), rdzawobród mniejszy
Portuguese: perdiz-dos-rubeho
Portuguese (Portugal): perdiz-das-udzungwa (obscuratus), perdiz-de-rubeho
Russian: Уджунгванская куропатка (obscurata), Уджунгванская куропатка (obscuratus)
Slovak: kurička čiernočelá, kurička čiernočelá (skup.)
Serbian: Jarebica sa planina Udzungva i Rubeho (Rubeho)
Swedish: rubehohöna
Turkish: Udzungva Bıldırcını (obscurata), Udzungva orman kekliği (obscurata), Udzungva Orman Kekliği (obscuratus)
Ukrainian: куріпка рубезька
Chinese: 鲁山鹑
Chinese (Traditional): 烏黑林鷓鴣

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