Gray Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)

Islam, Kamal

- Gray Francolin — © Sivaguru Noopuran PRS

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Gray Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus Scientific name definitions

LC Least Concern
Names (20)
Subspecies (3)

Kamal Islam
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021

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Language	Common name
Czech	frankolín křepelčí
Dutch	Grijze Frankolijn
English, United States	Gray Francolin
French	Francolin gris
German	Wachtelfrankolin
Icelandic	Gráhæna
Japanese	シマシャコ
Malayalam	കോഴിക്കാട
Marathi	राखी तित्तिर
Norwegian	gråfrankolin
Persian	جیرفتی
Polish	frankolin indyjski
Portuguese, Portugal	francolim-cinzento
Russian	Серый турач
Serbian	Sivi frankolin
Slovak	frankolín sivý
Spanish	Francolín Gris
Spanish, Spain	Francolín gris
Swedish	grå frankolin
Turkish	Boz Turaç

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Systematics
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- Geographic Variation
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Movements and Migration
- Dispersal and Site Fidelity
- Migration Overview
Diet and Foraging
- Feeding
- Diet
- Food Selection and Storage
- Nutrition and Energetics
- Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
- Vocalizations
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Behavior
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- Agonistic Behavior
- Spacing
- Sexual Behavior
- Social and Interspecific Behavior
- Predation
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Demography and Populations
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- Life Span and Survivorship
- Disease and Body Parasites
- Causes of Mortality
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- Population Status
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Conservation and Management
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- Effects of Human Activity
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Recommended Citation

Islam, K. (2021). Gray Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gryfra.01.1