Crested wood partridge (Rollulus roulroul)

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There are two crested wood partridges at the Zoo, one male and one female.

Status in the wild
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) status: Unlisted. There is an alarming rate of lowland deforestation throughout its range. However, this bird tolerates secondary, selectively-logged forests fairly well and remains common locally, though suffers from high hunting pressure in several areas.

Habitat
The crested wood partridge ranges across Southeast Asia, from Myanmar and Thailand through peninsular Malaysia to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. These birds are often seen in tropical lowland forests in broad-leaved evergreens, dense primary forests and bamboo forests. While found mainly in lowland plains and foothills, they can be found up to 1,550 meters above sea level.

Diet
Their diet includes seeds, fruits, insects (large beetles, wood ants), and small mollusks (small snails). There has been a reported association between the crested wood partridge and wild pigs; these birds have been seen feeding on fragments of fruit discarded by the wild pigs that they would be unable to eat on their own.