Nahan’s Partridge
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

New World Quail

Nahan’s Partridge

Ptilopachus nahani

VUVulnerable
Family
New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
Order
Galliformes

Overview

Nahan's partridge (Ptilopachus nahani), also known as the Nahan's francolin, is a bird traditionally placed in the family Phasianidae. As suggested by its alternative name, it was formerly believed to be a francolin and placed either in Francolinus or Pternistis, but it is now known that its closest relative is the stone partridge and together may in fact be the only African representatives of the New World quails (Odontophoridae).

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Range and habitat

Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Continents

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.