Conservation status of the Sichuan Hill-partridge Arborophila rufipectus in China

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-359

  Bo, Dai ^a   Dowell, Simon D ^b   Martins, Rodney P ^c   Williams, Robert S R ^d  

^a Sichuan Forestry Department   (China)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Biosphere Consultants ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Biosphere Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION STATUS;

CHINA;

ARBOROPHILA RUFIPECTUS; ARBOROPHILA TORQUEOLA; AVES;

EID: 0032463854     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900002112     Document Type: Article

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