Cryptonix coronatus

Rollulus roulroul = Rollulus rouloul (crested partridge)
Date 1872
Artist Hermann Schlegel (1804 - 1884)
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Schlegel, De dierentuin van het Koninklijk Zoölogisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra te Amsterdam, p. 226
Old Latin name Rollulus roulroul
New Latin name Rollulus rouloul
Common name Nederlands: Roelroel
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Rollulus rouloul - crested partridge, crested wood partridge, roul-roul, red-crowned wood partridge, green wood quail, green wood partridge

The crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. The crested wood partridge is a short-tailed bird measuring 25 cm in length. It resides in lowland rainforests in south Burma, south Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. This unique bird forages quietly on the forest floor, using its feet to probe for fruit, seeds, and invertebrates. When disturbed, it prefers to run but can fly a short distance on its rounded wings.

Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Rollulinae
Genus: Rollulus
Species: Rollulus rouloul (Scopoli, 1786)