Common Name: Crested Wood Partridge
Scientific Name: Rollulus rouloul
NEAR THREATENED Crested Wood Partridge
The Crested Wood Partridge, also known as the Crested Partridge, Roul-roul, Red-crowned Wood Partridge or Green Wood Partridge is a game bird in the pheasant family.
Habitat: Forest
They are short, round birds, the males are slightly larger than the females. Both sexes have a scarlet patch of bare skin around their eyes and red legs. The male has metallic green plumage with a glossy blue belly and brown wings. They also have a red crest and a white spot on their foreheads. The females are bright green, except for their brown wings and grey head.
Height: 26cm
These birds live in the lowland and hill forests and bamboo up to 1,550 m of North West Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.
Weight: 202 - 232g
They live singly, in pairs, family groups or flocks of up to 15 individuals. They scatter if disturbed and regroup with their soft calls of si-ul. These birds feed on seeds, fruit and invertebrates.
Distribution: North West Indonesia
Diet: Omnivorous
The Crested Wood Partridge breed during the first half of the year. Their nests are hidden on the forest floor under piles of leaves. They lay five or six eggs and both parents will feed the chicks when they hatch.