Nahan's partridge
Ptilopachus nahani (A. J. C. Dubois, 1905)
The nahan's partridge (Ptilopachus nahani) is a species in the family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 247 g to 310 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the nahan's partridge
- Weight
- 247 g – 310 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the nahan's partridge live?
Not recorded
What is the nahan's partridge?
Nahan's partridge (Ptilopachus nahani), also known as the Nahan's francolin, is a bird traditionally placed in the family Phasianidae. As suggested by its alternative name, it was formerly believed to be a francolin and placed either in Francolinus or Pternistis, but it is now known that its closest relative is the stone partridge and together may in fact be the only African representatives of the New World quails (Odontophoridae).
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Is the nahan's partridge endangered?
The nahan's partridge is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the nahan's partridge classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyOdontophoridae
- genusPtilopachus
- SpeciesPtilopachus nahani (A. J. C. Dubois, 1905)
Synonyms Francolinus nahani, Pternistis nahani
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Nahan's francolinEnglish
- حجل ناهانArabic
- perdiu de NahamCatalan
- křepel iturskýCzech
- frankolín iturskýCzech
- Ituri BuskhøneDanish
- NahanwachtelGerman
- nahana arbokoturnoEsperanto
- Francolín de NahanSpanish
- Gallinita de NahanSpanish
- uganda frankoliin (uganda-frankoliinkana)Estonian
- kongonmetsäfrankoliiniFinnish
- Poulette de NahanFrench
- Francolin de NahanFrench
- šumska jarebicaCroatian
- Francolino di NahanItalian
- コンゴモリシャコJapanese
- konginis frankolinasLithuanian
- IturifrankolinNorwegian Bokmål
- Nahans FrankolijnDutch
- iturihøneNorwegian
- kuraczek leśnyPolish
- perdiz-de-nahanPortuguese
- francolim-de-nahanPortuguese
- galinha-da-florestaPortuguese
- Итурийский турачRussian
- Итурийский сикипиRussian
- kurôpka lesnáSlovak
- Nahanov frankolinSerbian
- iturivaktelSwedish
- NahanifrankolinSwedish
- nahanvaktelSwedish
- Nahan KekliğiTurkish
- турач ітурійськийUkrainian
- 纳氏石鹑Chinese
- 納罕氏鷓鴣Chinese
Relatives of the nahan's partridge
Other species in the same genus Ptilopachus.
Stone partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the nahan's partridge?
An adult nahan's partridge weighs 247 g – 310 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the nahan's partridge endangered?
The nahan's partridge is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the nahan's partridge?
The nahan's partridge (Ptilopachus nahani) belongs to the family Odontophoridae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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