Swamp Francolin

Ortygornis gularis (Temminck, 1815)

510 gWeight

The swamp francolin (Ortygornis gularis), also called swamp partridge, is a francolin species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal.

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: India, Nepal

Where and when it's recorded

Swamp Francolin has been recorded at 17 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kaziranga NP & Surroundings – Central RangeIndia550 records
Kaziranga NP & Surroundings – Western RangeIndia430 records
Maguri BeelIndia408 records

More places

Kaziranga NP & SurroundingsIndia374 records
Koshi Tappu Wildlife ReserveNepal218 records
Kaziranga NP & Surroundings – Eastern RangeIndia88 records
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve - KushahaNepal69 records
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve - Prakashpur AreaNepal67 records
Manas NP – BanasbariIndia61 records
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve - Koshi CampNepal38 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Nepal

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 swamp francolin (Ortygornis gularis), also called swamp partridge, is a francolin species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal. It is considered extinct in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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