Scleroptila elgonensis

IUCN

Alias：Scleroptila elgonensis，Elgon Francolin

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Scleroptila elgonensis
Aliases：Scleroptila elgonensis，Elgon Francolin
Outline：Landfowl
Family：Chickeniformes P.family R.Partridge

Vital signs

length：About 32 cm
Weight：370-530g
lifetime：No textual research information is available

Feature

Underbody chestnut color, full of fine spots and black stripes

Details

The Partridge Elgon Francolin (Scleroptila elgonensis) has no subspecies.

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Elgon ring-necked partridges are usually grouped in pairs or family groups. Are particularly timid and cautious birds. If it sees a dangerous situation, it will quickly run into the low grass and only come out when the intruder has left. They also fly fast in an emergency, but usually run around in a panic. It feeds on weeds, roots, seeds, young leaves and crops, as well as insects and invertebrates.

The Elgon ringnecked partridge is monogamous, generally during the dry season following the rainy season. The nest is built on the ground hidden in dense grass. Each clutch lays 5 eggs.

Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Near Threatened (NT).

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Location

It is found in Kenya and Uganda.
It lives in mountainous wastelands and heathlands between 2400-4000 meters above sea level. They live at an altitude of 1600 meters. Prefers to forage near bushes rather than out in the open. Live near wet grass or reed beds near small open alpine lakes.

Form

The partridge is 32 cm long and weighs 370-530 grams. Both sexes are the same, but the females have no spacing. The head and nape of the adult bird are dark brown with pale yellow spots. There are many black marks from the head to the neck and on the sides. Dark spots below the chest. The rest of the lower body is chestnut colored, full of tiny spots and black stripes. The rump is dark brown with red and light stripes. The primary and secondary feathers are bright red, while the rest are grayish brown. The tail is dark brown. It has a dark-brown beak with yellow spots at the base of the lower jaw; Iris brown; The legs are pale yellow.