Mystery Bird: Coqui Francolin, Francolinus coqui

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[Mystery bird] Male Coqui Francolin, Francolinus coqui, photographed in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]

Image: Dan Logen, 31 August 2007 [larger view].

Nikon D2X, 200-400 VR lens at 250 mm ISO 400 1/350 f/4.5.

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hmmm, must be in the Phasianidae, perhaps a grouse or a francolin... wait, where'd it go? oh ok, it moved... let's go with a Coqui Francolin (Francolinus coqui/Peliperdix coqui), another sexually dimorphic species so this is a male because of the absence of black stripes on the cheek (female), reddish-brown head, barred underparts, grey upper bill, yellow legs

Coqui Francolin - male, with the yellow legs without spurs, and the photo shows just that hint of the black and white barring on the chest.

Coqui Francolin (Francolinus coqui.) Note the all-ochre-colored face and neck with a rufous ear patch. The back has distinctive white vertical slashes and the sides (just visible) have horizontal black streaks. This is a male.

By John J. Collins (not verified) on 03 Oct 2009 #permalink