Handsome Francolin

Colorful partridge (scientific name: Pternistis nobilis) foreign name Handsome Francolin, no subspecies.

Colourful partridges usually live 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. Breeding season is from late April to September. 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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It is found in the mountainous forests of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, southwestern Uganda and on the border between Burundi and Rwanda.
Large terrestrial forest birds. It lives in shrubs, on the edge of forests and around agricultural fields, preferring mountain bamboo forests.

Colorful partridge 33-35 cm long; Males weigh 862-895 grams and females weigh 600-670 grams. The whole body has deep red brown feathers, the head is gray, the beak and legs are red, the iris is brown, the eye socket is surrounded by bare skin, the upper half is red, and the bottom is gray. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than the male. Young birds have dimmer plumage.