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Aug 2 |
Guineafowl+, Numididae |
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Currently the Family Numididae – Guineafowl+ has only one sub-family the Guineafowl, they are gallinaceous birds endemic to Africa. Guineafowl Numididae - Guineafowl+ contains the following categories... Guineafowl...
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Aug 2 |
Guineafowl, Guineafowl+ |
Little Stint |
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The Helmeted guineafowl – Numida meleagris is a large terrestrial species of Type – landfowl, Family Numididae and Order Galliformes. It is a sedentary native to s s Africa in areas not too arid or not too forested....
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Jul 2 |
Francolins, Pheasants+ |
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The Grey francolin – (Francolinus pondicerianus) is a medium sized round gamebird. It is resident from the Arabian Gulf coasts across S Pakistan and most of India to N Sri Lanka. In the AWB Region it is resident across S...
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Jul 2 |
Francolins, Pheasants+ |
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The Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a medium sized round gamebird. It is resident across an extended band of Southern Asia from Turkey to Eastern Bangladesh. In the AWB Region it is resident in Lebanon, Cyprus, the...
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Jul 2 |
Partridges, Pheasants+ |
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The Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) is a round medium sized game bird. It is native to the Northern Maghreb states, from where it gets its name from ‘The Barbary Coast’. It is also resident in Gibraltar,...
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Jul 1 |
Chukars, Pheasants+ |
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The Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a round medium sized Partridge game bird, that has a preference for dry open rocky hillsides. It ranges across temperate Asia from Turkey to the Far East. In the AWB Region it it is resident in...
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Jun 30 |
Phasianidae, Pheasants+ |
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The Phasianidae – Pheasants+ include Chukars, Francolins, Partridges, Pheasants, Quail and Snowcocks, it is a large collection of game birds only some of which are found in the AWB Region. Below is a list of the most common...
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Jun 30 |
Pheasants+, Quails |
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The Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) is a small game bird but being a migratory species it has relatively longer wings than the typical game bird. It breeds widely over Western Eurasia. In the AWB Region it is a summer breeder in...
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Jun 30 |
Partridges, Pheasants+ |
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The Sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) is a small gamebird. It is widespread across Arabia from Palestine and Jordan Southwards into Saudi Arabia, The UAE, Yemen and Oman. It is also resident from Sinai down the Red...