Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae
Genus
Pternistis
Species
leucoscepus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Kenya,
Number of Sub-Species
Two Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Subtropical or tropical; dry forest, moist lowland forest, and dry lowland grassland.
Distribution and Range
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda
Food
Dig for roots and tubors also forage for flowers, beans, seeds, fruits and opportunistically eating termites, ants and locusts.