Red spur hen

Red spur hen
	Male red spur hen
Systematics
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Chicken birds (Galliformes)
Family :	Pheasants (Phasianidae)
Genre :	Spurge ( Galloperdix )
Type :	Red spur hen
Scientific name
	Galloperdix spadicea
	( Gmelin, JF , 1789)

The red spur grouse ( Galloperdix spadicea ) is a member of the pheasant-like family about 36 centimeters tall .

Appearance

These animals have a scale-like plumage. The males are colored red, the females are brownish and have black spots. The legs are red, the tail end is black. The beak is red and yellow at the tip. The bare area around the eyes is red.

Female red spur hen

distribution and habitat

The red spur hen is only found in India . There they inhabit hilly landscapes, but they also occur on agricultural land.

Way of life

This species lives together in small groups. They look for their food such as roots, tubers and termites, slugs and snails on the ground, which they scratch free with their feet.

Call of the Red Grouse

Reproduction

The hatchery takes place from January to June. The female lays 3–5 yellowish white eggs in a hollowed out hollow on the ground. The female takes on the breeding business alone. The young flee the nest and leave the nest a few hours after hatching. The male supports the female in rearing the young.

Red spur hen egg

Hazards and protective measures

Since this species is still relatively common and no threats are known, it is classified by the IUCN as ( Least Concern ) not endangered.

Subspecies

So far, three subspecies are known:

Galloperdix spadicea spadicea ( Gmelin, JF , 1789) occurs in western Nepal , northern and central India .
Galloperdix spadicea caurina Blanford , 1898 is in the south of Rajasthan ago
Galloperdix spadicea stewarti Baker, ECS , 1919 is distributed in central and southern Kerala .

literature

Philip Whitfield (ed.): The great world empire of the animals. Planet Media AG, Zug 1992, ISBN 3-8247-8614-1 , pp. 228, 229.

Web links

Commons : Red Sporn Grouse ( Galloperdix spadicea ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Galloperdix spadicea in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2017.3. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

Individual evidence

^ IOC World Bird List Pheasants, partridges, francolins

[1] IOC World Bird List Pheasants, partridges, francolins