- Francolinus sephaena
Identification
32cm.
- Flecked white and brown
- Broad white superciliary stripe
Distribution
Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, western Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania (excluding western regions), Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, southern Angola, northern Namibia northern and eastern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa.
Taxonomy
Peliperdix vs. Francolinus
Sibley & Monroe (1996) placed this species in the genus Peliperdix, but this genus has not been recognized by Clements (2008) or Howard & Moore (2003), and the Opus follows in this consensus.
Habitat
Thicket, woodland and densely wooded savanna. Favours areas with sparse ground cover.
Behaviour
These are highly vocal birds which can be heard at intervals throughout the day as well as on bright moonlit nights.
The diet includes seeds and insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crested Francolin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Francolin
