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| − | + | [[Image:Stone_Partridge.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Steve G<br />Photo taken: Makasutu, The Gambia.]] | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | A small dark-brown bantam like bird which usually has a strongly cocked tail. | |
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | These small game-birds live in coveys favouring well-wooded areas -especially remnant forest where they scratch a living from the dim forest floor. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Ptilopachus+petrosus}} | |
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 7 July 2007
- Ptilopachus petrosus
Identification
A small dark-brown bantam like bird which usually has a strongly cocked tail.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
These small game-birds live in coveys favouring well-wooded areas -especially remnant forest where they scratch a living from the dim forest floor.
