Scleroptila finschi

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Name：Scleroptila finschi

Alias：Scleroptila finschi，Finsch's Francolin

Outline：Landfowl

Family：Chickeniformes P.family R.Partridge

length：34-36cm

Weight：540-600g

Life：No textual research information is available

IUCN：LC

Trait：The upper body is mainly gray-brown with some reddish-brown streaks

Scleroptila finschi Life habits and morphological characteristics

It is 34-36 cm long and weighs 540-600 grams. The upper body is mainly grayish-brown with some reddish-brown stripes; The head is reddish-brown, the throat is white, the chest is grayish-brown, and below the belly is a mixture of black and white feathers. Beak and leg claws iron gray.

Scleroptila finschi Distribution range and habitat

It is found in Angola, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon.
Commonly found in woodland and grassland. It inhabits forest meadows near an altitude of 600 meters. It lives on sparsely vegetated hillsides, in thin grassy areas and shrubs between rocks.

Scleroptila finschi Detailed Introduction

Partridge finschi (scientific name: Scleroptila finschi) foreign name Finsch' s Francolin, no subspecies.

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The partridge is a land bird that flies quickly when in danger, but usually runs away in panic. Scour the ground for insects and plant seeds, feeding on weeds, roots, seeds, young leaves and crops, as well as insects and invertebrates. Also recorded eating in burnt areas.

Partridges are monogamous and usually act in pairs. The breeding season is usually in the dry season from January, March to July after the rainy season, and in Angola it is June. The nest is built on the ground hidden in dense grass. Each clutch lays 3-8 eggs.

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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