Свенсонов турач / Pternistis swainsonii

Свенсонов турач / Pternistis swainsonii, франколин Свенсона — вид птиц из семейства фазановых (Phasianidae).

Свенсонов турач

Обитает в Африке южнее Сахары. Встречается на лугах и в лесах Анголы, Ботсваны, Лесото, Малави, Мозамбика, Намибии, Южной Африки, Свазиленда, Замбии и Зимбабве.

Определение

A large brown francolin with some darker streaks, dark blackish legs, and a distinctive bare red face and throat. It frequents grasslands and savannas where it is bold and conspicuous, standing on open branches and termite mounds to call its loud screeching “kreeeeet-kreeeeet-kreeeet” call at dawn and dusk. Red-necked Francolin differs by having red legs and feet, by often having white plumage on the underparts or face (depending on the race), and by preferring thickets and forest to open habitats.