Latham's Francolin

What the Latham's Francolin sounds like

Recorded by Ben Phalan · Song · Cavalla Forest, Grand Gedeh, Liberia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Latham's Francolin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Latham's Francolin

The map shades 14 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Latham's Francolin

Latham's francolin or the forest francolin, is a species of bird in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Peliperdix. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest.

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Easily confused with

Malayan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron malacenseIt is one of the shortest-tailed peacock-pheasants. White-necklaced PartridgeArborophila gingicaThe white-necklaced partridge is 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) long and weighs about 253 g (8.9 oz). Blue Eared PheasantCrossoptilon auritumThe blue eared pheasant is around 96 cm (38 in) long (including the 49–56 cm (19–22 in) tail); males weigh 1700–2110 g, and females 1450–1880 g.