Orange River francolin
| Orange River francolin | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
| Genus: | Scleroptila |
| Species: | S. levaillantoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Scleroptila levaillantoides (Smith, 1836) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus levaillantoides | |
The Orange River francolin (Scleroptila levaillantoides) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family found in grassland and woodland in Africa.[1] In the taxa from the northern part of its distribution (Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Uganda and Kenya), the neck-line does not reach the eye and the belly is whitish.[1] In the southern taxa (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho) the neck-line reaches the eye and the belly is buff.[1] This has led some authorities to treat them as separate species: The Archer's or acacia francolin (S. gutturalis with subspecies lorti) in the north, and the Orange River francolin (S. levaillantoides with subspecies jugularis) in the south.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McGowan, P. J. K. (1994). Orange River Francolin (Francolinus levaillantoides). Pp. 494-495 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1994). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2. New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelon. ISBN 84-87334-15-6
- BirdLife International 2004. Francolinus levaillantoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
- Orange River Francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds