Chestnut-breasted partridge

The chestnut-breasted partridge is a partridge species endemic to the eastern Himalayas north of the Brahmaputra, and occurs in Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and south-eastern Tibet at elevations from. It is listed as near threatened on the IUCN [Red List], as the estimated population comprises less than 10,000 individuals. It is threatened by forest degradation and by hunting. It is known from at least three protected areas, including Singalila [National Park] and Namdapha National Park.
The scientific name commemorates the Italian naturalist Louis Mandelli.
It is a distinctive partridge with chestnut breast-band and grey belly. It is distinguished from the similar rufous-throated partridge A. rufogularis by more rufescent crown and head-sides, white gorget and entirely chestnut upper breast.
In 2015, the first photograph of this species in the wild was taken in Arunachal Pradesh.