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Madagascar Partridge

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Madagascar Partridge

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Also known as Margaroperdix madagarensis

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

Madagascar Partridge

species

Observations49

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Margaroperdix
Image
Margaroperdix madagarensis 1838.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Margaroperdix madagarensis
Commons category
Margaroperdix madagarensis
taxon common name
Traotrao
endemic to
Madagascar
egg incubation period
18
litter size
17
short name
M. madagarensis
taxon range
Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

The Madagascar partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is widespread across Madagascar (except extreme south). It has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madagascar Partridge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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