Alias:Pternistis clappertoni,Clapperton's Francolin
Outline:Landfowl
Family:Chickeniformes Pheasants Polytridges
length:32-35cm
Weight:300-604g
Life:No textual research information is available
IUCN:LC
The red-orbital colored Partridge (scientific name: Pternistis clappertoni) foreign name Clapperton' s Francolin, there are 6 subspecies.
Partridges love to sing, and their vocalizations are highest in the early morning and late afternoon. Usually alone. It feeds on seeds and berries of plants, small mollusks and insects. Often sedentary and generally active in the late afternoon. When in danger, he prefers running to escape danger rather than flying. The breeding season in Mali and Sudan is August-September; Chad from February to July, Nigeria from February to March. It usually rains late in winter or early in dry summer.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).
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