Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Crested Francolin (Ortygornis sephaena)
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The crested francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, Ortygornis sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin. Source

Where is the Crested Francolin now?

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 325 times across 2 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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How the Crested Francolin moves through the year

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Africa ranged from 25°S in January to 2°S in October, about 2,500 km apart.

Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.