Udzungwa Forest-partridges aka Udzungwa Partridges
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The Udzungwa Forest-partridge, Xenoperdix udzungwensis also known as Udzungwa Partridge is a small, up to 29cm long, boldly barred, brownish partridge with rufous face, grey below, olive brown crown and upperparts. It has a red bill, brown iris and yellow legs. Both sexes are similar.
Discovered only in 1991, this bird was first noticed as a pair of strange feet in a cooking pot in a Tanzanian forest camp. It inhabits and is endemic to forests of the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania. A second population from the Rubeho Highlands was initially believed to be a well-marked subspecies, but is now recognized to be specifically distinct (Bowie & Fjeldså, 2005). The diet consists mainly of beetles, ants and seeds.
Due to ongoing habitat lost, small population size, limited range and being hunted for food, the Udzungwa Forest-partridge is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
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