Burung buruan (Game Birds)
Gray Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Calls ring across the thorn scrub at dawn, three sharp notes repeated until the heat shimmers. A patient, ground-loving bird that knows every dust bath in its territory.
- Populasi
- Global population size not quantified; described as common to locally abundant across most of its range with a stable trend
- Habitat
- Open, dry lowland habitats: arable/cultivated land, scrub forest, temperate grasslands, dry savanna, and shrubland; avoids dense forest; generally below 500 m elevation in India and 1,200 m in Pakistan
- Fakta menarik
- The Gray Francolin's loud, repetitive "ka-tee-tar...tee-tar" call has made it a popular gamebird for traditional bird-fighting in parts of South Asia, where domesticated lines are bred noticeably heavier than wild birds.
- Sebaran
- Native to the Indian subcontinent and Iran (Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan); introduced and established populations in Hawaii, the continental USA (e.g. Nevada), Andaman and Chagos Islands, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula (Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, UAE), Mauritius, and Seychelles
- Makanan
- Omnivorous ground forager: seeds and grains, insects (especially termites and beetles), and occasionally small vertebrates such as snakes
- Ukuran
- 0,3 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,45 m
- Masa hidup
- 2,4 tahun
