This 22-25 cm bird is a resident breeder in dry, open and often hilly country. When disturbed, See-see Partridge prefers to run rather than fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings.
Description:
See-see Partridges is a sandy-brown rotund pheasant with wavy white and brown flank stripes. It’s about 22 to 25 cm long.
The male has a grey head with a black stripe through the eye and a white cheek patch. His neck side are speckled with white. The head pattern is the best distinction from Sand Partridge.
The female is a very washed-out version of the male, and is more difficult to distinguish from its relative due to the weak head pattern.
Nesting / Breeding:
It nests in a scantily lined ground scrape laying 8-16 eggs.
Diet:
The See-see Partridge fees on insects and seeds.
Song:
The song is a whistled hwit-hwit-hwit.
Species Research by Sibylle Johnson
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