Finsch's Francolin inhabits highland grasslands and miombo margins in western Angola and walks on the ground in pairs or small groups.
Red wings show in flight; it has a white throat, rufous sides to the head, yellow legs, and similar plumage in both sexes.
Finsch’s Francolins reveal rufous wings in flight. In Angola they use tall or dense grass in and around miombo woodland on plateaus and highlands, living in pairs or small groups. Their white throats and rufous wings form part of a bird usually hidden among grass and trees.
A 1960 paper records one male and one female collected on Mount Moco in August 1957 at about 2,100 metres. Birds were seen in upper-slope woodland and above the tree line. The female had been pecking with a second bird; the male had eaten beetles, larvae and beans.
Comparison with three specimens from other localities found less rufous in the Mount Moco birds’ wings, including differences in its extent on outer flight feathers. The author suggested possible geographical variation, documenting local differences in the distribution of colour within the wings.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
Angolan habitat used by Finsch’s Francolin includes dense grassland in and beside miombo woodland, often in rocky settings. The 2018 account identifies Mount Moco and Tundavala as localities. The combination of grassland, woodland margins and rocky areas describes the habitat relevant to local conservation.