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Arborophila atrogularis
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in primary and secondary evergreen forest; scrub, bamboo, grassland and cultivated edges; below about 750m in India
Range
North-east India, northern Myanmar and north-east Bangladesh
The white-cheeked partridge is a partridge of the pheasant family found mainly in north-east India, northern Myanmar and north-east Bangladesh. It inhabits dense undergrowth in primary and secondary evergreen forest, sometimes including adjacent areas of scrub, bamboo, grassland and cultivated land. In India it generally occurs below about 750 m, though it can be found up to 1,220 m in Southeast Asia (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as an eastern Himalayan endemic, rates it a Moderate conservation priority, gives it a Restricted range of about 24,000 km², and marks its trends as insufficient data (SoIB 2023).