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Swamp Francolin

Ortygornis gularis

Near Threatened

Peso

510,0 g

Familia

Phasianidae

Orden

Galliformes

The Swamp Francolin (Ortygornis gularis) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae (faisanes y perdices), within the order Galliformes (aves de caza). Recorded measurements include a weight of 510 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Near Threatened.

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A large Phasianidae francolin (~510 g) inhabiting tall grass, reedbeds, and swampy margins of rivers and wetlands in the Gangetic Plains and Nepal Terai. Boldly streaked rufous-brown. Dependent on intact floodplain grass habitat that is rapidly degrading. Near Threatened from wetland drainage and grassland conversion.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Peso	510,0 g	17.99 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Dark rufous-brown above with black and buff streaking; white throat; rufous-buff below with white shaft streaks and dark brown lateral flank stripes; red bill; legs red in male. Larger than Grey Francolin.

Habitat & Range

🌿 Humedal 🌾 Pastizal

Distribución geográfica

Resident of tall wet grassland and reed beds along rivers and wetlands in the Terai of Nepal, India (Assam), and Bangladesh.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, roots, invertebrates, and small animals in Indian swamp grass and reed beds.

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-7

Sonido

Canto

Harsh, grating 'kurr-KURR-kurr' calls from tall grass and reed beds; South Asian species. Alarm is explosive rapid cackle from dense cover. Contact calls between pair members are lower guttural notes.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Galliformes (Aves de Caza)
Familia	Phasianidae (Faisanes y Perdices)
Genus	Ortygornis
Especies	Ortygornis gularis