Handsome Francolin

The precious Francolin ( Francolinus nobilis ) is a species of the genus of the Francolin ( Francolinus ) from the family of the pheasant -like ( Phasianidae ). So far almost nothing about him is known.

Appearance

The precious francolin is up to 35 cm long. Precious Frankoline have a dark reddish- brown plumage, a gray head, a red neck and red legs. The eyes are brown, around the eye sockets, the skin is naked and red, including the plumage is reddish gray. Males and females look very similar, the male is slightly larger. Males reach a weight 860-895 g, females 600-670 g. The young animals look like their parents, but have a total of darker plumage.

Dissemination

The precious francolin is in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda and in the border region between Burundi and Rwanda at home. He lives in mountain forests with dense undergrowth in mountain forests, especially in bamboo forests, to the alpine region at altitudes up to 3700 meters ..

Way of life

He is extremely shy and because of its habitat difficult to observe. The birds flee especially walking and flying short distances when they are hard pressed. His food, which he studied in the early morning and late afternoon mainly consists primarily of seeds. In the Kivu region it breeds from April to September. Further information is not known.

System

The noble francolin forms with the brown neck Francolin ( Francolinus castaneicollis ), the Erckelfrankolin ( Francolinus erckelii ), the bamboo Francolin ( Francolinus jacksoni ) and the juniper Francolin ( Francolinus ochropectus ) a species circle. Along with these types and 19 he was assigned to the new genus Pternistis