Francolinus
Francolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the tribe Gallini in the pheasant family.
| Francolinus | |
|---|---|
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| Painted francolin | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Gallini |
| Genus: | Francolinus Stephens, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Francolinus vulgaris[1] | |
| Species | |
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Species
Its three species range from western Asia and central Asia through to southern Asia and south-eastern Asia. The species are:[2]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) | Black francolin | Francolinus francolinus | south-eastern Turkey through Iran, Turkmenistan, northeast India, and Kazipara, Panchagarh of Bangladesh |
.jpg.webp) | Painted francolin | Francolinus pictus | central and southern India and southeastern Sri Lanka |
| Chinese francolin | Francolinus pintadeanus | Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Introduced to Mauritius, the Philippines, Madagascar, United States, Chile and Argentina. | |
References
- Peters, JL (1934). Check-list of birds of the world. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 68–84.
- Gill, F; D Donsker, eds. (2013). "IOC World Bird List (v 3.5)" (XLS). World Bird Names. doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.3.5. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
Further reading
- Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G.; Little, R.M.; Crowe, T.M.; Bowie, R.C.K. (2019). "Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of 'true' francolins: Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Gallini; Francolinus, Ortygornis, Afrocolinus gen. nov., Peliperdix and Scleroptila spp". Ostrich. 90 (3): 191–221. doi:10.2989/00306525.2019.1632954. S2CID 208597134.
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