Double spurred frankolin

Double spurred frankolin
	Double- spurred frankolin ( Francolinus bicalcaratus )
Systematics
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Chicken birds (Galliformes)
Family :	Pheasants (Phasianidae)
Genre :	Frankoline ( Francolinus )
Type :	Double spurred frankolin
Scientific name
	Francolinus bicalcaratus
	( Linnaeus , 1766)

Pternistis bicalcaratus ayesha

The double-spurred francolin ( Francolinus bicalcaratus ) is a bird from the family of pheasant-like . Like most francolin , it is only common in Africa . It is native to tropical West Africa, but there is also a small isolated population in Morocco . They are closely related to the Ahantafrankolinen ( Francolinus ahantensis ).

Appearance

The male of the approximately 35 cm tall bird is almost entirely earth-colored brown with a striking white line over the eye. The plumage also has black and white stripes on the flanks . The face is light and the head is adorned with a maroon crown and white speckles. He has a maroon collar around his neck, white spots on his cheeks and brown wings. The male has two spurs on each leg. Except for the spurs, the female is very similar to the male, but is a little narrower. The young birds are darker colored images of their parents.

Way of life

The bird is found in open areas with trees. It broods in hollows on the bottom and lays five to seven olive-green eggs. Double-tailed francolins feed on a wide variety of plants and insects . The double-spurred frankolin is a very inconspicuous species. It can best be observed in spring, when the males let out their mechanical creaking voices from a hill. The double- spurred frankolin has the powerful flight of a pheasant , but prefers to stay well camouflaged on the ground.

literature

Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher, Tony Disley: Birds of the Gambia and Senegal Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated, 2005, ISBN 0-7136-7549-7

Individual evidence

↑ Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher, Tony Disley: Birds of the Gambia and Senegal Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated, 2005, ISBN 0-7136-7549-7

Web links

Commons : Doppelspornfrankolin - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Pternistis bicalcaratus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2014.

[1] Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher, Tony Disley: Birds of the Gambia and Senegal Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated, 2005, ISBN 0-7136-7549-7