The Double-spurred francolin – Pternistis bicalcaratus or Double-spurred spurfowl is a medium sized sedentary gamebird of Type – landfowl, Family Phasianidae and Order Galliformes. It is native to tropical West Africa but there are a few small isolated resident areas in Morocco. As noted above in the AWB Region it is found in Morocco but the main area in W Africa includes the extreme S, of Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Chad.
Type - landfowl - nests on the ground, Resident Habitat - Sahel type of savanna, open country with scattered trees, Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Pternistis Species - Pternistis bicalcaratus Double-spurred francolin - Species - ebird.org Double-spurred francolin - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Double-spurred francolin - Species - oiseaux.net Double-spurred francolin - Species - avibase Double-spurred francolin - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Double-spurred francolin - Images - google.com Double-spurred francolin - Video - youtube.com Double-spurred francolin - Datazone - birdlife.org