- Francolinus pintadeanus
Identification
31–34 cm (12¼-13½ in)
Male
- Mottled black and white
- White cheek patch
- White throat with black bar
- Rufous stripe extending above eye to back of head
- Curved blue black bill
Female: similar, duller, lacks spurs
Distribution
Asia: China, India and Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- F. p. phayrei:
- F. p. pintadeanus:
- South-eastern China and Hainan
Habitat
Forests, grassland and scrub.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a ground scrape lined with grass, dry leaves and occasionally feathers. The clutch contains 4-5 are cream-coloured eggs.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of seeds, fruit and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- McGowan, P.J.K. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.chifra1.01
- gbwf.org
- sunzi1.lib
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Chinese Francolin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chinese_Francolin
