Ring-necked Francolin

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Ring-necked Francolin
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Francolinus Species: F. streptophorus
Binomial name
Francolinus streptophorus Ogilvie-Grant, 1891

The Ring-necked Francolin (Francolinus streptophorus) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae.

It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ See BirdLife International (2007a. b).

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Francolinus streptophorus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 27 August 2007.
• BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
• BirdLife International (2007b): Ring-necked Francolin - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.