Handsome Francolin

The Handsome Francolin is distributed in mountain forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwest Uganda and borders between Burundi and Rwanda. It is a shy and elusive bird, more often heard than seen. The diet consists mainly of seeds.

The Handsome Francolin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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* Handsome Francolin, Francolinus nobilis * Mount Cameroon Francolin, Francolinus camerunensis * Swierstra's Francolin, Francolinus swierstrai * Chestnut-naped Francolin, Francolinus castaneicollis * Erckel's Francolin, Francolinus erckelii * Djibouti Francolin, Francolinus ochropectus References - 1. ^ B P Hall (1963) The Francolins, a study in speciation. More

The Handsome Francolin, Francolinus nobilis is a large, up to 35 cm long, terrestrial forest francolin with a dark reddish brown plumage, grey head, red bill and legs, brown iris, bare red orbital skin and rufous grey below. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than male. The young has duller plumage. The Handsome Francolin is distributed in mountain forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwest Uganda and borders between Burundi and Rwanda. More

* Handsome Francolin, Nyungwe Forest NP, Rwanda Handsome Francolin perched and settled in for the nightat its usual roost. Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda Christian Boix Hin... 2 August 2008 21 weeks ago 3 * Handsome Francolin, Nyungwe Forest NP, Rwanda Handsome Francolin perched and settled in for the night. Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda Christian Boix Hin... More

Handsome Francolin, Mountain Black Boubou, Rwenzori Batis, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Archer's Robin-chat, the rare Grauer's Rush Warbler, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Neumann's Warbler, the near-endemic Kungwe Apalis the attractive Mountain Masked Apalis, and a cluster of colourful Sunbirds including Ruwenzori Double-collared, Purple-throated, Blue-headed and the stunning Regal Sunbird. Stripe-breasted Tit and Strange Weaver can also be seen. Nyungwe Forest is now the only site in which the sought-after Red-collared Mountain Babbler can safely be sought. More

Handsome Francolin Francolinus nobilis in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, western Uganda.". Scopus 25: 41–50. DownloadPDF External links - * BirdLife Species Factsheet * IUCN Red List Learn more about Handsome Francolin » Copyright 2008 BioScience.Ws This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Handsome Francolin". More

Handsome Francolin Francolinus nobilis IUCN Red List history Year Category 2009 Least Concern 2008 Least Concern 2006 Least Concern 2004 Least Concern 2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern 1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern 1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern More

Handsome Francolin Francolinus nobilis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

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Handsome Francolin Francolinus nobilis = Described by: Reichenow (1908) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): Pternistis nobilis, Oreocolius nobilis Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range C. Africa; Restricted range; E. Zaire (Ruwenzori Mountains), sw. Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. More

Handsome Francolin (Francolinus nobilis) by Louis Boon. More