Scleroptila finschi

IUCN

Alias：Scleroptila finschi，Finsch's Francolin

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Scleroptila finschi
Aliases：Scleroptila finschi，Finsch's Francolin
Outline：Landfowl
Family：Chickeniformes P.family R.Partridge

Vital signs

length：34-36cm
Weight：540-600g
lifetime：No textual research information is available

Feature

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

Details

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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Location

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.

Form

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.