Crested Francolin

What the Crested Francolin sounds like

Recorded by Kileo Jumah · Song · Zange Gate,Mkomazi NP, Tanzania · CC0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Crested Francolin

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crested Francolin

The map shades 17 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Crested Francolin

The crested francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, Ortygornis sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin.

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Easily confused with

Swamp FrancolinOrtygornis gularisFrom Frank Finn's The Game Birds of India & Asia (1911): This species is easily distinguished from most of our partridges by its large size and comparatively long legs; as in the last species, the sexes are alike in plumage, but the cock is easily distinguishable by his spurs. Grey FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianusThis bird is a medium-sized francolin, with males averaging 11.6–13.4 in (29–34 cm) and females averaging 10.2–11.9 in (26–30 cm).