Crested francolin
| Crested francolin | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
| Genus: | Dendroperdix Roberts, 1922 |
| Species: | D. sephaena |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendroperdix sephaena (Smith, 1836) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus sephaena | |
The crested francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. One of its subspecies, Dendroperdix sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:[2]
- D. s. grantii (Hartlaub, 1866)
- D. s. rovuma (Gray, GR, 1867) - Kirk's francolin
- D. s. spilogaster (Salvadori, 1888)
- D. s. zambesiae (Mackworth-Praed, 1920)
- D. s. sephaena (Smith, A, 1836)
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Dendroperdix sephaena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ Gill, F & D Donsker (Eds). (2013). "IOC World Bird List (v 3.5).". International Ornithologists’ Union. doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.3.5. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
External links
- Crested Francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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