Swamp Francolin

Ortygornis gularis

The swamp francolin, also called swamp partridge, is a francolin species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal. It is considered extinct in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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