I saw this Erckel’s Francolin walking up an angled tree trunk on the side of Mauna Kea. It got to the spot in the top photo, had a look around, and then walked back down again. Francolins prefer to walk everywhere because, being game birds, they know that when they take wing, people try and shoot them.
Graham's Island 
What a fabulous bird Graham, well photographed too. Not ever heard of Francolins as a group either. Looks related to chickens or pheasants to me
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They’re a game birds so in the realm of pheasants and quails etc.
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But not game enough to fly 😂
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Not dumb enough to fly!
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A very noble name for a stately bird. I wonder if they used to fly more, once upon a time.
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I suppose they did, but a lot of game birds have learned that staying on the ground is safer.
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