Staffan Widstrand / Grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Guy Edwardes / Grey-breasted Spurfowl (Pternistis rufopictus) calling, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa February

Elio Della Ferrera / Chestnut naped francolin {Pternistis castaneicollis} Ethiopian highlands, Ethiopia

Ann & Steve Toon / Crested francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Loic Poidevin / Coqui francolin (Peliperdrix coqui) foraging in grass, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Staffan Widstrand / Grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Yellow-necked Spurfowl (Francolinus leucoscepus), female. Kenya.

Ernie Janes / Red-billed spurfowl (Pternistis adspersus) Etosha National Park, Namibia

Sean Viljoen / Red-billed francolin (Pternistis adspersus) calling, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.

Sean Viljoen / Red-billed francolin (Pternistis adspersus) with chicks, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.

Denis-Huot / Red-billed francolin (Pternistis adspersus) standing in the rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Tony Heald / Redbilled francolin (Francolinus adspersus) at sunrise, Chobe National Park, Botswana.