The Forest Francolin lives in moist lowland forests of western and central Africa. Its downy chicks have a mostly plain back and a stripe beside the eye.
Downy chicks have a mostly plain back and a line beside the eye.
Latham’s Forest Francolins live on the forest floor. In Cameroon’s Dja Faunal Reserve, they were recorded alongside ground-dwelling guineafowl and rails. The ground beneath the trees provides habitat for birds as well as other forest animals.
A report published in 2023 describes camera surveys conducted from 2016 to 2020, mainly targeting medium-to-large terrestrial mammals. Eight survey grids covered 305 camera sampling points across the reserve. Six ground-dwelling bird species also appeared in the records.
Latham’s Forest Francolin was among four bird species recorded throughout the reserve, whereas two other species appeared at low frequencies. The images therefore documented differing records among forest birds as well as the mammals for which the surveys were designed.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
The Dja report identifies hunting and illegal activities as reserve-wide conservation pressures. In the north, a staffed research station and community surveillance network were established. These actions address pressures within the forest habitat in which Latham’s Forest Francolin was also documented.