Gray francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Status not recordedbirds
The gray francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 242 g to 286 g and live up to 8 years.
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Quick facts about the gray francolin
- Weight
- 242 g – 286 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 18 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 7.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the gray francolin live?
Not recorded
Is the gray francolin endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the gray francolin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusOrtygornis
- SpeciesOrtygornis pondicerianus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Francolinus pondericanus, Francolinus pondicerianus, Perdix ponticeriana, Tetrao fasciatus
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- Grey francolinEnglish
- دراج رماديArabic
- فرانکولینوس پوندیسریانوسazb
- মেটে তিতিরBangla
- Frankolin louetBreton
- francolí grisCatalan
- frankolín křepelčíCzech
- Ffrancolin llwydWelsh
- Grå FrankolinDanish
- WachtelfrankolinGerman
- griza frankolinoEsperanto
- Francolín grisSpanish
- hallfrankoliin (hall-frankoliinkana)Estonian
- جیرفتیPersian
- مرغ جیرفتیPersian
- harmaafrankoliiniFinnish
- Francolin grisFrench
- તીતરGujarati
- तीतरHindi
- सफ़ेद तीतरHindi
- सफेद तीतरHindi
- siva jarebicaCroatian
- szürke fogolyfürjHungarian
- Francolino grigioItalian
- シマシャコJapanese
- ಗೌಜಲ ಹಕ್ಕಿKannada
- pilkasis frankolinasLithuanian
- pelēkais frankolinsLatvian
- കൗതാരിMalayalam
- കോഴിക്കാടMalayalam
- तित्तरMarathi
- राखी तित्तीरMarathi
- कपिञ्जल तित्राNepali
- Grijze FrankolijnDutch
- ମାଟିଆ ତିତିରିOdia
- frankolin indyjskiPolish
- گرے تترWestern Panjabi
- francolim-cinzentoPortuguese
- francolum-cinzentoPortuguese
- Серый турачRussian
- frankolín sivýSlovak
- Sivi frankolinSerbian
- Сиви франколинSerbian
- கௌதாரிTamil
- கவுதாரிTamil
- Boz TuraçTurkish
- турач сірийUkrainian
- 灰鷓鴣Chinese
- 灰鹧鸪Chinese
Relatives of the gray francolin
Other species in the same genus Ortygornis.
Swamp francolin
Ortygornis gularis
Crested francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
CompareGray francolin vs Swamp francolinGray francolin vs Crested francolin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gray francolin?
An adult gray francolin weighs 242 g – 286 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the gray francolin live?
The gray francolin has a recorded lifespan of 8 years.
What kind of animal is the gray francolin?
The gray francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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