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From 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. The upper plumage is brown barred with buff, and the outer tail-feathers chestnut, as in the grey partridge; but the throat is bright rust-red, and the rest of the under-parts brown longitudinally streaked with white. The bill is blackish, the eyes dark, and the feet dull red.
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When to see the Swamp Francolin
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Swamp Francolin
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Swamp Francolin
The swamp francolin, also called swamp partridge, is a francolin species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal. It is considered extinct in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
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Easily confused with
Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaThe crested francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
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).
Side by side: Grey Francolin vs Swamp Francolin
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