PHASIANIDAE - FRANCOLINS and QUAILS
Udzungwa Forest-partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis)
Udzungwa Mts, July 2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen. Droppings from the Udzungwa Forest-partridge. To illustrate shape, size and colour. Freshly collected from a morning walk. The reddish hue unfortunately due to an orange (!) tarpaulin.
Udzungwa Forest-partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis)
Udzungwa Mts, July 2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen. Dropping from the Udzungwa Forest-partridge. To illustrate shape, size and colour. Not fresh.
Udzungwa Forest-partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis)
Udzungwa Mts, June2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen. Dust bath site from the Udzungwa Forest-partridge, as often I have not found feathers on such places - only on a very few occations. To illustrate shape and size.
Udzungwa Forest-partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis)
Udzungwa Mts, July 2007. Copyright@; Louis A. Hansen. Massive droppings under a huge roost of the Udzungwa Forest-partridge. The smell here was much like in a domestic chicken farm!
Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)
Sex; very alike (main difference is the length of the spurs), this was a male. Age; Adult. Subspecies; rather complex, work in progress. Udzungwa Mts., July 2007. Copyright©; Louis A. Hansen. Sometimes the genus Pternistis is used.
Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)
Sex; very alike (main difference are the length of the spurs), this was a male. Age; Adult. Subspecies; rather complex, work in progress. Udzungwa Mts., June 2007. Copyright©; Louis A. Hansen. Sometimes the genus Pternistis is used.
Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)
Sex; very alike (main difference is the length of the spurs), this was a male. Age; Adult. Subspecies; rather complex, work in progress. Udzungwa Mts., July 2007. Copyright©; Louis A. Hansen. Sometimes the genus Pternistis is used.
Scaly Francolin (Francolinus squamatus)
Sex; very alike (main difference is the length of the spurs), this was a male. Age; Adult. Subspecies; rather complex, work in progress. Udzungwa Mts., July 2007. Copyright©; Louis A. Hansen. Sometimes the genus Pternistis is used.

