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Djibouti francolin
Terrestrial bird Did you
know?
I am a small, short-tailed bird, popular at gaming
sites. My feet are yellowish-green and my horn is The population of
jet black. My body is mostly greyish-brown with the Djibouti francolin
declined by more than
orange and white stripes on my belly. 90 per cent over the last
I am a rare terrestrial bird, which twenty years. Today, it is
means I live on land. found in an area of only
fifteen square kilometres.
Berry eaters
Most of the trees in the Djibouti francolin’s
In Djibouti, I live in only habitat are either dead or dying.
two places—Forêt du Day in
the Goda Massif and Mabla
Mountains, both mountainous
forests. Have you ever heard
a frog croaking in the forests?
Erk-erk-erk? Well, my voice is
like that, and it is commonly
heard in the juniper plateau
where I am found. We are
monogamous and the females
aeDnajdtiibntoegurbmtieifrtrreaisen.sc,osleineds sl,ove of our species lay five to seven
eggs a year. I am a bit shy and
am found in dense vegetation.
Deadly rain
The vegetation of Forêt du Day has all died
because the cattle have eaten all the grass.
Over grazing has also caused acid-rain.
Another cause for our extinction is a
fungal disease that has spread rapidly.
18–19 cTahtteleDajinbdoulotci afrlsa,nwcohloinhiasvleosciuntgtirtesehsofomrewtooogdra. zing
Terrestrial bird Did you
know?
I am a small, short-tailed bird, popular at gaming
sites. My feet are yellowish-green and my horn is The population of
jet black. My body is mostly greyish-brown with the Djibouti francolin
declined by more than
orange and white stripes on my belly. 90 per cent over the last
I am a rare terrestrial bird, which twenty years. Today, it is
means I live on land. found in an area of only
fifteen square kilometres.
Berry eaters
Most of the trees in the Djibouti francolin’s
In Djibouti, I live in only habitat are either dead or dying.
two places—Forêt du Day in
the Goda Massif and Mabla
Mountains, both mountainous
forests. Have you ever heard
a frog croaking in the forests?
Erk-erk-erk? Well, my voice is
like that, and it is commonly
heard in the juniper plateau
where I am found. We are
monogamous and the females
aeDnajdtiibntoegurbmtieifrtrreaisen.sc,osleineds sl,ove of our species lay five to seven
eggs a year. I am a bit shy and
am found in dense vegetation.
Deadly rain
The vegetation of Forêt du Day has all died
because the cattle have eaten all the grass.
Over grazing has also caused acid-rain.
Another cause for our extinction is a
fungal disease that has spread rapidly.
18–19 cTahtteleDajinbdoulotci afrlsa,nwcohloinhiasvleosciuntgtirtesehsofomrewtooogdra. zing
