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Elgon Francolin
Scleroptila elgonensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
478 gWeight
Most records: Kenya
Where and when it's recorded
Elgon Francolin has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Aberdare NPKenya4 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.
Questions
How big is the Elgon Francolin?
The Elgon Francolin weighs around 478 g.
Where does the Elgon Francolin live?
Its breeding range: Africa: eastern Uganda to central Kenya. It is most often recorded in Kenya.
Is the Elgon Francolin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Elgon Francolin as Least Concern.
What does the Elgon Francolin eat?
Main food: Land plants.
What family is the Elgon Francolin in?
It belongs to the family Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae), order Galliformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 478 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Land plants
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 172 mm
- Tail
- 77 mm
- Bill
- 30 mm
- Tarsus
- 46 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: eastern Uganda to central Kenya
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae
- Genus
- Scleroptila
Other birds in the genus Scleroptila
Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptila streptophora
Red-winged FrancolinScleroptila levaillantii
Finsch's FrancolinScleroptila finschi
Moorland FrancolinScleroptila psilolaema
Grey-winged FrancolinScleroptila afra
Orange River FrancolinScleroptila gutturalis
Shelley's FrancolinScleroptila shelleyi
Whyte's FrancolinScleroptila whytei
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Ferruginous PartridgeCaloperdix oculeus
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