Biology:Moorland francolin
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Short description: Species of bird
| Moorland francolin | |
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| Illustration of S. psilolaema by Joseph Smit, 1893 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Scleroptila |
| Species: | S. psilolaema
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| Binomial name | |
| Scleroptila psilolaema (Gray, GR, 1867)
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The moorland francolin (Scleroptila psilolaema) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
Distribution
It is endemic to the Ethiopian montane moorlands.[1]
Taxonomy
The Elgon francolin of the highlands of Kenya and Uganda was formerly considered a subspecies of S. psilolaema, but was split as a distinct species by the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International in 2014, and by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022 based on a 2019 study.[2] Compared to the moorland francolin, the Elgon francolin is brighter (more rufescent) and lacks black spots to the throat, and also differs in vocalizations.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International. (2024). "Scleroptila psilolaema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22727339A238102521.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22727339/238102521. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ abc_admin (2019-05-13). "Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis should be treated as a species distinct from Moorland Francolin S. psilolaema" (in en). https://www.africanbirdclub.org/bulletins/abc-bulletin-261-april-2019/elgon-francolin-scleroptila-elgonensis-should-be-treated.
- ↑ McGowan, P. J. K. (1994). Moorland Francolin (Francolinus elgonensis). Pp. 494 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, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-15-6
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 12.1" (in en-US). doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q1268473 entry
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