Rather common breeding resident confined to the dry open scrublands and pastures with scattered bushes of the coastal and near by lowland areas from north western to north and north eastern part of the country, together with the adjacent islands. It lives as pairs or as small coveys and feeds on grass and weed-seeds, grains, ants, termites, grasshoppers and such other insects by scratching the ground. Grey Francolin is a great runner and a walker, seldom flying except to escape from an enemy when suddenly startled. The breeding season lasts from May to August. The nest is a scrape in the ground under small bush or tussock, lined with grass roots, where it lays four to eight eggs.
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