Pternistis harwoodi

IUCN

Alias：Pternistis harwoodi，Harwood's Francolin

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Pternistis harwoodi
Aliases：Pternistis harwoodi，Harwood's Francolin
Outline：Landfowl
Family：Chickeniformes Pheasants Polytridges

Vital signs

length：33-35cm
Weight：446-545g
lifetime：No textual research information is available

Feature

The crown is brown, the upper jaw is black, but the tip and base are red

Details

Hai's colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis harwoodi) foreign name Harwood' s Francolin, no subspecies.

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The partridge usually searches the river banks for a variety of dense vegetation, but can easily enter nearby farmland in the early morning hours. Once these birds emerge from their traditional habitat, they are very cautious. If it feels threatened, it will fly and quickly return to an area with a high concentration of cattails. Rest in the lower woods and remain hidden among the reeds. They can be heard squeaking from their habitat in the early morning.

The partridge also has a complex diet: it eats insects, plants, and seeds. Reproductive information is poorly understood. However, observations of subadult birds can determine the date of laying eggs, generally in December.

The survival of this species is considered vulnerable. Apparently, it's not as rare as people think, and in the 1990s, it was found in a number of places, but it wasn't thought to be found. Nevertheless, the extremely small distribution area exposes the species to many dangers, including hunting and the presence of humans.

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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Location

A species endemic to Ethiopia of central Ethiopia south of Lake Tana. The range covers a very limited area extending 160 kilometers along the Nile and its tributaries. The southern and eastern parts of its known range suggest that the species may not be as rare as previously thought.
The habitat was chosen in areas where cattails grew in streams at the bottom of the canyon. Usually alternated with some sparse trees, troublesome bushes, abandoned or poorly maintained crop areas, and sparse woodlands within mountain areas.

Form

The partridge is 33-35 cm long; The male weighs 545 grams and the female 446 grams. The upper jaw is black, but the tip and base are red. Red jaw. The exposed skin around the eyes has a large red area. Legs and claws red. The sexes are the same, but the male has 2 distances and the female has only one or none. The adult male has a dark brown crown, black forehead and eyebrows, and gray ears. The sides of the neck near the head are white with thin black stripes. The neck and chest have a yellowish tint, with many black "U" shaped marks that extend to the flank and abdomen. The abdomen has a distinctive light yellow color. The upper part is grayish brown with a faint vermiculite color and inconspicuous flashing streaks. The feathers are grayish-brown with a pale yellow vermiculite color. The plumage of the female bird is very similar to that of the male bird, but the underbody is mostly light brown, and the pattern decorating the abdomen is more like a "U" shape than