Clapperton's spurfowl, which I posted on yesterday, had 930 observations and 218 photos. By contrast, its relative, the crested francolin has 38,184 observations (33.5 times more) and 3,569 photos (16.4 times more). Both are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, but wow, what a difference in observations. I saw both in Kidepo Valley NP.
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| Photos of the crested francolin in Kidepo Valley NP in northeastern Uganda. |
There are four or five subspecies, with one of the subspecies sometimes treated as a separate species, Kirk's francolin. I saw ssp. grantii found from southern South Sudan and western Ethiopia south to north-central Tanzania.
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| Range from Birds of the World. |
It has chestnut blotching on the neck and breast, a black bill, red legs, a white supercilium and a dark brown crown. The females is slightly smaller than the male and has upperparts that are more densely barred and narrower shaft streaks.
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