This was the second francolin of the day, this time a Shelley's francolin. It is significantly smaller (about 33 cm) than the Yellow-necked Spurfowl (about 40 cm). It is white-throated with a chest, striped in reddish brown (the stripes look quite dark in the picture). The species is spread out in a few limited areas of East and South Africa and much rarer than its relative. It seems to be diminishing in numbers because of increased grazing and grass fires.