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Francolinus |
The francolins are the species of bird in the genus Francolinus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
These are ground-nesting birds of the Old World which feed on vegetable matter and seeds.
36 of the 41 species occur only in northeast Africa.
ORDER: GALLIFORMES
- Family: Phasianidae
- Black Francolin, Francolinus francolinus
- Painted Francolin, Francolinus pictus
- Chinese Francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus
- Grey Francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus
- Swamp Francolin, Francolinus gularis
- Coqui Francolin, Francolinus coqui
- White-throated Francolin, Francolinus albogularis
- Schlegel's Francolin, Francolinus schlegelii
- Latham's Francolin, Francolinus lathami
- Crested Francolin, Francolinus sephaena
- Ring-necked Francolin, Francolinus streptophorus
- Finsch's Francolin, Francolinus finschi
- Red-winged Francolin, Francolinus levaillantii
- Grey-winged Francolin, Francolinus africanus
- Moorland Francolin, Francolinus psilolaemus
- Shelley's Francolin, Francolinus shelleyi
- Orange River Francolin, Francolinus levaillantoides
- Scaly Francolin, Francolinus squamatus
- Ahanta Francolin, Francolinus ahantensis
- Grey-striped Francolin, Francolinus griseostriatus
- Nahan's Francolin, Francolinus nahani
- Hartlaub's Francolin, Francolinus hartlaubi
- Double-spurred Francolin, Francolinus bicalcaratus
- Heuglin's Francolin, Francolinus icterorhynchus
- Clapperton's Francolin, Francolinus clappertoni
- Harwood's Francolin, Francolinus harwoodi
- Red-billed Francolin, Francolinus adspersus
- Cape Francolin, Francolinus capensis
- Natal Francolin, Francolinus natalensis
- Hildebrandt's Francolin, Francolinus hildebrandti
- Yellow-necked Francolin, Francolinus leucoscepus
- Grey-breasted Francolin, Francolinus rufopictus
- Red-necked Francolin, Francolinus afer
- Swainson's Francolin, Francolinus swainsonii
- Jackson's Francolin, Francolinus jacksoni
- Handsome Francolin, Francolinus nobilis
- Mount Cameroon Francolin, Francolinus camerunensis
- Swierstra's Francolin, Francolinus swierstrai
- Chestnut-naped Francolin, Francolinus castaneicollis
- Erckel's Francolin, Francolinus erckelii
- Djibouti Francolin, Francolinus ochropectus
External links
- Francolin & Partridge - Aviculture & Conservation (http://www.gbwf.org/francolin/index.html)