Arborophila rolli

Male: medium sized (30 cm), unmistaken black quail. The pillow, upper back, lower body and wings have striking white spots, and the back and tail have white stripes. The head is black with maroon browlines, a broad white band from the underside to the ear feathers, chin and throat white.
Female: male, but yellow underbody with black spots, upper body more tan. The upper back is black, covered with oval white spots, and the feather ends are maroon; The lower back to the center of the tail feathers are also black, mixed with narrow waves, the end of the outer tail feathers are pure black; Shoulders chestnut; Coverts are dark brown with white spots; The fly feathers are dark brown, with white stripes, the innermost fly feathers are the same as the shoulder feathers. The chest, upper abdomen and upper flank are black and densely marked eye-like white spots, and the lower flank is changed to self-feather and mixed with black spots. The lower abdomen is brown and white. Undertail cover br

It is mainly distributed in Luoshi Mountain in our country, generally the Chinese partridge, which is a provincial protected animal. Mainly inhabits in the low mountains and hilly areas of scrub, grassland, rocky slopes and other forest-free barren mountain areas, and sometimes out of the small jungle and bamboo forest near the agricultural land.

Its scientific name is Arborophila rolli and its foreign name is A partridge in Roche holster. Its meat is rich in protein and fat, and contains 18 kinds of amino acids necessary for human body and high trace elements such as zinc and strontium. It has the effect of strengthening the Yang and kidney and strengthening the body. It is a nourishing product suitable for men, women and children.

Arbortridge is commonly found in mountain scrub and grass. The staple food is the seeds of grains, beans and other plants. It is fond of eating grasshoppers, ants and other insects. The cry was loud. The male partridge is aggressive, the call is special, some people imitate its sound as "do not also brother".

During the breeding season, a male bird stands on a rock and sings loudly, and several males respond from the top of the hill in different directions, one after another, and the sound echoes through the hill. Breeding occurs from March to April. Nest in grass or brush with hay, fallen leaves, etc., and lay remnant feathers inside. Lay 3 to 5 eggs per litter. Oval pear shaped, creamy to yellowish brown, 37 x 30 mm in size.

In recent years, with the destruction of the natural environment, coupled with a large number of hunting for export, the population in most areas has declined to varying degrees, and it is becoming less and less. The number of hunting should be controlled, and the protection work should be strengthened in areas where the number is declining too fast. It is illegal to catch birds and sell wild birds in nets. If you see them, you can report them to the relevant departments.

Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.

Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!