New World Quail

Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus

The Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a 193 g cliff and rock bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

New World Quail

Order

Galliformes

Weight

193 g

Habitat

Rock

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

19

Recorded in Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Benin, Kenya, Uganda, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Central African Rep., Togo, Chad, Sierra Leone, Sudan.

Where to see it: Rhizha Retreat Centre (No Public Access) (Nigeria); Amurum Forest Reserve (APLORI) (Nigeria); Abuja - Anton’s Hills (Nigeria); National Park Bamako (Mali); Landa Pozenda (Togo).

Photo: (c) Lucy Keith-Diagne, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist