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Coqui Francolin (Francolinus coqui)

The Coqui Francolin is a fairly common, small Francolin with a yellow-orange head and heavily black and white barred belly.

Distributed from south of the Sahara to the northern parts of South Africa.

Found in the bushveld and savanna grasslands. The Coqui Francolin lives in groups of up to ten birds. It roosts on the ground. The nest is a hollow in the ground.

Feeds on insects, seeds, ticks from grass stalks, and invertebrates.


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