Biology:Ring-necked francolin
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Short description: Species of bird
| Ring-necked francolin | |
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| Illustration by Keulemans, 1893 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Scleroptila |
| Species: | S. streptophora
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| Binomial name | |
| Scleroptila streptophora (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
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The ring-necked francolin (Scleroptila streptophora) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it was uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007 IUCN Red List. This status persisted until the most recent assessment on 8th July 2024, when it was returned to Least Concern.[1]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francolinus streptophorus. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International. (2024). "Scleroptila streptophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22678756A237603769.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22678756/237603769. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- "Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora". BirdLife Species Factsheet. BirdLife International. https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/ring-necked-francolin-scleroptila-streptophora.
Wikidata ☰ Q959798 entry
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