Bird Album
Chinese Francolin
Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786)
≈31 cmLength310 gWeight
It is a francolin with a mostly black body and many round white patches, found mainly in scrub woodland on low hills.
Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
How to identify
Field marks
- Crown black, with brown and yellow markings
- Body mostly black, with many round white patches
- White patches larger on the underparts
Male, female and young
The female is slightly smaller than the male.
Where and when it's recorded
Chinese Francolin has been recorded at 160 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- TmatboeyCambodia1,048 records
- Veal Krous Vulture RestaurantCambodia181 records
- Koh KerCambodia151 records
More places
- Cat Tien NP – Ta Lai TrackVietnam103 records
- Prey VengCambodia86 records
- Chiang Mai University – Mae Hia Agricultural CollegeThailand77 records
- Nam Kham Nature ReserveThailand72 records
- Dak DamCambodia57 records
- Cat Tien NPVietnam54 records
- Ang Trapeang ThmorCambodia50 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) or Burmese francolin is a species of game bird in the family Phasianidae.
Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia
Questions
How big is the Chinese Francolin?
The Chinese Francolin is about ≈31 cm long and weighs around 310 g.
Where does the Chinese Francolin live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.
When is the best time to see the Chinese Francolin?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Chinese Francolin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Chinese Francolin as Least Concern.
What does the Chinese Francolin eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Chinese Francolin in?
It belongs to the family Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae), order Galliformes.
At a glance
- Length
- ≈31 cm
- Weight
- 310 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 149 mm
- Tail
- 72 mm
- Bill
- 27 mm
- Tarsus
- 38 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Southeast Asia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 2
- Francolinus pintadeanus phayrei ne India to s China and Indochina
- Francolinus pintadeanus pintadeanus se China
Classification
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae
- Genus
- Francolinus
Other birds in the genus Francolinus
Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictus
Udzungwa Forest PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensis
Ferruginous PartridgeCaloperdix oculeus
Crested PartridgeRollulus rouloul
Black PartridgeMelanoperdix niger
Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
Sichuan PartridgeArborophila rufipectus
Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandellii
White-necklaced PartridgeArborophila gingica
Download illustration
Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by HUANG QIN. ↗
Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.