Name:Pternistis erckelii
Alias:Pternistis erckelii,Erckel's Francolin
Outline:Landfowl
Family:Chickeniformes Pheasants Polytridges
length:38-43cm
Weight:1050-1136g
Life:No textual research information is available
IUCN:LC
Brown top colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis erckelii) foreign name Erckel' s Francolin, no subspecies.
Brown-topped partridges like to sing from the edge of boulders or cliffs in their territory. Usually alone. It feeds on plant bulbs and bulbs, seeds, berries and shoots, as well as small mollusks, termites, ants and other insects. When in danger, he prefers running to escape danger rather than flying. The breeding season is May-November in Ethiopia and April-May in northern Sudan, generally during late winter rains or early 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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