Name:Scaly Francolin
Alias:Scaly Francolin,Pternistis squamatus
Outline:Landfowl
Family:Chickeniformes Pheasants Polytridges
length:30-33CM
Weight:372-565g
Life:No textual research information is available
IUCN:LC
The Partridge squamatus (Pternistis squamatus) has six subspecies, Scaly Francolin.
Partridges are usually solitary. Feed on bulbs and bulbs, seeds, berries and shoots of plants, including sweet potatoes and peanuts. They also eat small mollusks, termites, ants and other insects. When in danger, he prefers running to escape danger rather than flying. The breeding season in Ethiopia and southern Cameroon is from October to December, and in western Cameroon from October 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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