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Description
Common Name: Sand Filter Partridge

Scientific Name: Ramilsagima quattuforame

Length: 35 to 45 centimeters from the end of the beak to tail

Weight: 680 to 740 grams

Diet: Seeds and insects

Distribution: The dunes and dry grassland of the New Sahara Desert in Africa

Lifespan: 3 to 6 years

Description: Filter-feeding animals were pretty rare outside of marine animals, such as whales, rays, and some kinds of sharks. Even land-dwelling filter-feeding animals required water to acquire food, such as flamingos and one genus of pterosaurs called Pterodaustro. However, a land filter feeder isn’t unreasonable, and dunes were the perfect place for these animals to evolve. In the Novicene, this situation changed since one species of partridge evolved to filter through the sand. This small yet extraordinary partridge is known as the sand filter partridge.
This unique animal is the only member of its genus, the other species going extinct due to unknown factors. The feature that makes it different from other partridges is the beak. This unique beak has four holes, two on the right and two on the left. These small holes allow the partridge to filter through the sand to find seeds and insects. The sand will fall out of the holes, leaving the food and some rocks. The rocks help it break down some types of food like some beetles and seeds. Another thing to note is that the inside of the mouth is drier than most other birds, which allows sand not to get stuck to the tongue. If they did not have a dry mouth, the sand would get into the lungs or digestive system. Another interesting part of this creature is that there isn’t a difference between females and males. The only differentiating factor between the sexes is that the males are larger than the females.
Unlike other partridges, the sand filter partridge don’t live in groups like their ancient ancestors. This behavior developed over the millions of years due to a competition of food and habitat. They are also very territorial and attack or kill other partridges that enter their territory. They only come together during the breeding season, which is at the beginning of the wet season. Many of these partridges will stay in their territories for the most part. This social isolation made most of these birds in a permanent state of aggression towards their kind and leading to one of the most antisocial birds in the world.

Description
Common Name: Sand Filter Partridge

Scientific Name: Ramilsagima quattuforame

Length: 35 to 45 centimeters from the end of the beak to tail

Weight: 680 to 740 grams

Diet: Seeds and insects

Distribution: The dunes and dry grassland of the New Sahara Desert in Africa

Lifespan: 3 to 6 years

Description: Filter-feeding animals were pretty rare outside of marine animals, such as whales, rays, and some kinds of sharks. Even land-dwelling filter-feeding animals required water to acquire food, such as flamingos and one genus of pterosaurs called Pterodaustro. However, a land filter feeder isn’t unreasonable, and dunes were the perfect place for these animals to evolve. In the Novicene, this situation changed since one species of partridge evolved to filter through the sand. This small yet extraordinary partridge is known as the sand filter partridge.
This unique animal is the only member of its genus, the other species going extinct due to unknown factors. The feature that makes it different from other partridges is the beak. This unique beak has four holes, two on the right and two on the left. These small holes allow the partridge to filter through the sand to find seeds and insects. The sand will fall out of the holes, leaving the food and some rocks. The rocks help it break down some types of food like some beetles and seeds. Another thing to note is that the inside of the mouth is drier than most other birds, which allows sand not to get stuck to the tongue. If they did not have a dry mouth, the sand would get into the lungs or digestive system. Another interesting part of this creature is that there isn’t a difference between females and males. The only differentiating factor between the sexes is that the males are larger than the females.
Unlike other partridges, the sand filter partridge don’t live in groups like their ancient ancestors. This behavior developed over the millions of years due to a competition of food and habitat. They are also very territorial and attack or kill other partridges that enter their territory. They only come together during the breeding season, which is at the beginning of the wet season. Many of these partridges will stay in their territories for the most part. This social isolation made most of these birds in a permanent state of aggression towards their kind and leading to one of the most antisocial birds in the world.