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;[[:Category:Francolinus|Francolinus]] pondicerianus | ;[[:Category:Francolinus|Francolinus]] pondicerianus | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Middle East]] and [[Asia]]<br /> | [[Middle East]] and [[Asia]]<br /> | ||
| − | '''Middle East'': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Iran]]<br /> | + | '''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Iran]]<br /> |
'''Asia''' [[Nepal]]<br /> | '''Asia''' [[Nepal]]<br /> | ||
'''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Western [[Himalayas]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. | '''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Western [[Himalayas]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. | ||
Introdoced to many countries, including [[Hawaii]]. | Introdoced to many countries, including [[Hawaii]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
[[Image:Chick of Grey Francolin fine.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Chick<br />Photo by {{user|vaibhav+mishra|vaibhav mishra}}<br />Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]], January 2010]] | [[Image:Chick of Grey Francolin fine.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Chick<br />Photo by {{user|vaibhav+mishra|vaibhav mishra}}<br />Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]], January 2010]] | ||
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====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''F. p. mecranensis'': | *''F. p. mecranensis'': | ||
| − | :*Arid south-eastern [[Iran]] and | + | :*Arid south-eastern [[Iran]] and southern [[Pakistan]] |
*''F. p. interpositus'': | *''F. p. interpositus'': | ||
:*North-western [[India]] and Pakistan | :*North-western [[India]] and Pakistan | ||
Revision as of 21:14, 23 May 2015
- Francolinus pondicerianus
Identification
30–35 cm
- Greyish-brown overall plumage with white barring
Distribution
Middle East and Asia
Middle East: Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Iran
Asia Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Western Himalayas and Sri Lanka.
Introdoced to many countries, including Hawaii.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- F. p. mecranensis:
- F. p. interpositus:
- North-western India and Pakistan
- F. p. pondicerianus:
- Southern India and Sri Lanka
Habitat
Grassland, dry deciduous forest, thorn scrub, edges of cultivation, semi desert, open agricultural fields and wetlands; often near habitations.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of weed and cereal seeds. Also berries and shoots of grass and crops.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Francolin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Francolin
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