Djibouti francolin

Pternistis ochropectus

The Djibouti francolin (Pternistis ochropectus) is a bird found in Djibouti. Found in Djibouti. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Pternistis ochropectus
Region	Africa
Found in	Djibouti

🏡 Where the Djibouti francolin lives

Found in Djibouti.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit40%
🐛 Insects & bugs30%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 700 grams. It mostly eats fruit and insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Gilles Willem (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC441961. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Djibouti francolin

Where does the Djibouti francolin live?

The Djibouti francolin lives in Djibouti. Found in Djibouti.

What does the Djibouti francolin eat?

fruit (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Djibouti francolin endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.