Biology:Francolinus

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Francolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the tribe Gallini in the pheasant family.

Species

Its three species range from western Asia and central Asia through to southern Asia and south-eastern Asia. The species are:[1]


Genus Francolinus Stephens, 1819 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Black francolin


Male
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Female

Francolinus francolinus
(Linnaeus, 1766)

south-eastern Turkey through Iran, Turkmenistan, northeast India, and Kazipara, Panchagarh of Bangladesh Size:

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 LC 


Painted francolin

Francolinus pictus
(Jardine & Selby, 1828)
central and southern India and southeastern Sri Lanka
Map of range
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 LC 


Chinese francolin

Francolinus pintadeanus
(Scopoli, 1786)
Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Introduced to Mauritius, the Philippines, Madagascar, United States, Chile and Argentina. Size:

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 LC 




References

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. Bibcode2019Ostri..90..191M. 

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