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Common Name

Black Francolin

Alternate Names

Common Type

Francolin

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae

Genus

Francolinus

Species

francolinus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Iraq

Number of Sub-Species

Six Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Scrubby habitats with plenty of cultivated crops or thick vegetation near water.

Distribution and Range

Turkey east through Iran to southwest Turkmenistan then northest to India

Food

Forages on the ground for grain, seeds, fallen berries shoots, tubeers, termites, ants and other insects

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