Difference between revisions of "Grey-breasted Francolin" - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Grey-breasted Spurfowl

Photo by safariranger
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, 2003

Identification

35–39 cm (13¾-15¼ in)

Africa: endemic to north-western Tanzania (Lake Victoria to Serengeti and south to Wembere)

This is a monotypic species^[1].
Formerly placed in genus Francolinus.

Plains and savannas, with a rainfall around 500-700mm annually.

Their main diet consists of sedge tubers and seeds, with the addition of insects such as grasshoppers and termites.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-breasted Francolin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-breasted_Francolin

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