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Name |
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Grey Francolin |
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Scientific Name |
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Francolinus Pondicerianus |
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Size |
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Safed teetar (33 cms) |
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Habitat |
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Dry, open grass and thorn-scrub forest |
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Identification |
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Greyish brown bird with chestnut notching above |
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Status |
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Resident |
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Distribution |
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Drier portions of the entire Indian union |
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Food |
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Grain grass seeds, ants, other insects |
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Nest |
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All year, grass lined scrape in scrub jungle |
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Eggs |
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4-8, Cream coloured |
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Least concern |
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Terrestrial |
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Common |
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Most parts of M.P |
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