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Grey Francolin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Francolinus pondicerianus, Indian grey francolin
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Francolinus
- Image
- Grey francolin.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Francolinus pondicerianus
- Commons category
- Francolinus pondicerianus
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- Francolinus pondicerianus
- taxon common name
- jerebičji frankolin
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Encyclopedic overview
The grey francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus) is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. This species was formerly also called the grey partridge, not to be confused with the European grey partridge. They are mainly ground-living birds and are found in open cultivated lands as well as scrub forest and their local name of teetar is based on their calls, a loud and repeated Ka-tee-tar...tee-tar, which is produced by one or more birds. The term teetar can also refer to other partridges and quails. During the breeding season, calling males attract challengers, and decoys were used to trap these birds especially for fighting.
Taxonomy
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