Red-bellied Hill Partridge

Red-bellied Hill Partridge

Arborophila rubrirostris

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Kerinci Seblat National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

185 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
185 In 1 park
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Red-bellied Hill Partridge

The red-billed partridge (Arborophila rubrirostris) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is endemic to the Barisan highland forest in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the only member of the genus Arborophila where the bill is completely red. Other members of the genus have either a yellow-tipped red bill or a black bill. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-bellied Hill Partridge in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-bellied Hill Partridge sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 185 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-bellied Hill Partridge in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

July and September

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-bellied Hill Partridge in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, April–June and December, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Red-bellied Hill Partridge?

Between midnight and 3 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-bellied Hill Partridge sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Red-bellied Hill Partridge?

Only Kerinci Seblat National Park, in our data

Kerinci Seblat National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red-bellied Hill Partridge sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Red-bellied Hill Partridge live in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Same family: Phasianidae

The closest relatives of the Red-bellied Hill Partridge that you can see in Kerinci Seblat National Park (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant (about 30%) and Salvadori's Pheasant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Red-bellied Hill Partridge sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-bellied Hill Partridge is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (185 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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