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Scleroptila afra

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Scleroptila afra Life habits and morphological characteristics

The body length is 30-33 cm; Males weigh 345-539 g and females 354-410 g. There is little to distinguish it from other birds of the genus, except that it is a little less maroon than the red-winged Partridge.

Scleroptila afra Distribution range and habitat

It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. It inhabits an altitude of 1800-2750 m and lives in the scrub of mountain steppe.

Scleroptila afra Detailed Introduction

The gray-winged Francolin (Scleroptila afra) has no subspecies.

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The Partridge is mainly active in the early morning and late afternoon. It feeds on bulbs and roots, especially those of lycoris, sedges and irises, as well as a small number of plant leaves and seeds, insects and invertebrates.

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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