» Houssein A. RAYALEH

» Day forest in Goda mountain, Tadjourah region, North of Djibouti

» Djibouti

» July, 2006

» Canon IXY Digital 500 + telescope Kowa 20x

»Pternistis ochropectus - Djibouti Spurfowl

»Francolin somali

» Critically Endangered

» The Djibouti francolin Francolinus ochropectus is a Critically Endangered bird species inhabiting only two mountainous areas in Djibouti, east Africa. The population is estimated to be only 500-1000 birds in its stronghold, the Forêt du Day in the Goda Massif, where only about 14-15 km2 of its preferred habitat remains. Nearly all of the juniper forest, widely reported to be the species’ key habitat, was dead.