About the Grey Francolin:
- It is a ground-dwelling bird known for its distinctive calls and cryptic plumage.
- They are carnivores (insectivores) and herbivores (granivores).
- Habitat: Grey francolins inhabit open plains, bare or low grass-covered ground in scrub and open country. They are also found in open cultivated lands and scrub forest and are rarely found above an altitude of 500 m above sea level in India.
- Distribution: Grey francolins are found in the Indian subcontinent and Iran. Their distribution is south of the foothills of the Himalayas westwards to the Indus Valley and eastwards to Bengal. They are also found in north-western Sri Lanka.
- Conservation Status
- IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Key facts about Sanjay Gandhi National Park:
- It is located in the state of Maharashtra which was formerly known as Borivali National Park.
- The 2400-year-old Kanheri caves are sculpted out of the rocky cliff which lies within the park.
- Flora: Kadamba, Teak, Karanj, Shisham, and species of acacia, Ziziphus, euphorbias etc. are found in this National Park.
- Fauna: Leopard, sambar, chital, barking deer, rusty spotted cat, hyena, common palm civet, small Indian civet, Indian crested porcupine, Indian hare, Indian flying fox, common langur and bonnet macaque.
