underparts streaked in chocolate-brown (Zoo; 2012-10-23)


Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Pternistis leucocepus

Native Range: Africa

Notes: a distinctive francolin with a bright yellow throat patch.


yellow skin patch on neck; red face and chin (Zoo; 2012-10-23)

chicken-like bill and habits (Zoo; 2012-10-23)

the red face patch is also bare-skinned (Zoo; 2012-10-23)

cock issuing its mating call (Zoo; 2012-10-23)