Double-spurred Francolin Pternistis bicalcaratus Francolin bicalcaratus

Double-spurred Francolin Pternistis bicalcaratus
(aka Francolin bicalcaratus)

Shai Hills, Ghana
May 2011

The Double-spurred Francolin is distributed in West Africa from Senegal and Gambia to Chad and the Central African Republic. There is a disjunct population in western Morocco. It is found in a variety of open habitats and is seldom far from human habitation.

It is most active in the early morning and late afternoon when it feeds mainly on fruit, roots, leaves and seeds but also on frogs and insects.

The calls are a series of loud, grating phrases.

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