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Francolinus francolinus (Black Francolin)

Synonyms: Tetrao francolinus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It was formerly known as the Black Partridge. It is the state bird of Haryana state, India(locally known as Kaala Teetar: काला तीतर).
View Wikipedia Record: Francolinus francolinus

Infraspecies

Francolinus francolinus arabistanicus (Black francolin)
Francolinus francolinus asiae (Black francolin) (Attributes)
Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi (Black francolin)
Francolinus francolinus francolinus (Black francolin)
Francolinus francolinus henrici (Black francolin)
Francolinus francolinus melanonotus (Black francolin)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
25
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.72512
EDGE Score: 2.37259
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  453 grams
Birth Weight [2]  13 grams
Female Weight [4]  355 grams
Male Weight [4]  425 grams
Weight Dimorphism [4]  19.7 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore, Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  10 %
Diet - Nectar [3]  20 %
Diet - Plants [3]  50 %
Diet - Seeds [3]  20 %
Forages - Ground [3]  100 %
Clutch Size [5]  9
Clutches / Year [2]  2
Fledging [1]  35 days
Incubation [2]  19 days
Mating Display [6]  Ground display (mostly)
Maximum Longevity [2]  7 years
Snout to Vent Length [7]  13 inches (34 cm)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Important Bird Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Emblem of

Haryana

Prey / Diet

Alhagi maurorum (camelthorn)[8]
Prosopis farcta (Syrian mesquite)[8]
Sesamum indicum indicum (sesame)[8]
Trichogonia heringeri[8]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Camelus bactrianus (Bactrian camel)1
Lygus rugulipennis1
Timon lepidus (Jeweled lizard)1
Vulpes cana (Blanford's Fox)1

Predators

Felis chaus furax (Jungle cat)[9]

Consumers

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Storchová, Lenka; Hořák, David (2018), Data from: Life-history characteristics of European birds, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n6k3n
♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 6Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 7Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 8CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIET OF IRANIAN BIRDS, Abolghasem Khaleghizadeh, Mohammad E. Sehhatisabet, Екологія, Беркут 15, Вип. 1-2. 2006. pp. 145-150
♦ 9THE PARASITIC FAUNA AND THE FOOD HABITS OF THE WILD JUNGLE CAT FELIS CHAUS FURAX DE WINTON, 1898 IN IRAQ, Mohammad K. Mohammad, Bull. Iraq nat. Hist. Mus. (2008) 10(2): 65-78
♦ 10Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0