Rubeho forest partridge, formerly considered to be a well-marked subspecies of the Udzungwa forest partridge, inhabits and is endemic to forests of the Rubeho Mountains, a mountain range in central Tanzania.
It was formerly considered to be a well-marked subspecies of the Udzungwa forest partridge, Xenoperdix udzungwensis of the Udzungwa Mountains, but is now recognized to be specifically distinct. It inhabits and is endemic to forests of the Rubeho Mountains in Tanzania. The Rubeho Mountains are a mountain range in central Tanzania. 
