Verreaux's monal-partridge | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Tetraophasis |
Species: | T. obscurus |
Binomial name | |
Tetraophasis obscurus (Verreaux, 1869) |
The Verreaux's monal-partridge or chestnut-throated partridge (Tetraophasis obscurus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found only in central China. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.
The common name commemorate the French naturalist Jules Verreaux.