Handsome Francolin

Taxobox
name = Handsome Francolin
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Galliformes
familia = Phasianidae
genus = "Francolinus"
species = "F. nobilis"
binomial = "Francolinus nobilis"
binomial_authority = Reichenow, 1908The Handsome Francolin, "Francolinus nobilis" is a large, up to 35cm 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. It is a shy and elusive bird, more often heard than seen. The diet consists mainly of seeds.

Widespread and locally common in most of its habitat range, the Handsome Francolin is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=183&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=47038 IUCN Red List]