Scleroptila whytei
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name:Scleroptila whytei
- Aliases:Scleroptila whytei,Whyte's Francolin
- Outline:Landfowl
- Family:Chickeniformes P.family R.Partridge
Vital signs
- length:About 33 cm
- Weight:392-480g
- lifetime:No textual research information is available
Feature
A medium tan ringnecked partridge
Details
White ring neck Partridge (scientific name: Scleroptila whytei) foreign name Whyte' s Francolin, no subspecies.
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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Zambia.
It inhabits the mountains, hilly grasslands and open woodlands of Africa. It inhabits at an altitude of 600-1800 m, reaching up to 2000 m on the Nyika Plateau.
Form
White's Partridge is 33 cm long and weighs 392-480 grams. It is a medium-sized brown-colored ringnecked partridge with reddish square markings on the brown-colored feathers on the sides of its neck. The lower body has black and white horizontal streaks of water. The throat is stained white. The beak is black and the legs are yellow.