Name:Swainson's Francolin
Alias:Swainson's Francolin,Pternistis swainsonii
Outline:Landfowl
Family:Chickeniformes Pheasants Polytridges
length:33-38CM
Weight:340-875g
Life:No textual research information is available
IUCN:LC
The colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis swainsonii) foreign name Swainson' s Francolin, there are 2 subspecies.
The partridge is usually solitary. It feeds on plant bulbs and bulbs, seeds, berries and shoots, as well as spiders and insects, including locusts, ticks, beetles, termites and ants. When in danger, he prefers running to escape danger rather than flying. The breeding period is usually associated with rainfall and in South Africa is from December to May. 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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