Francolinus
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Genus of birds
| Francolinus | |
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| Painted francolin | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Gallini |
| Genus: | Francolinus Stephens, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Francolinus vulgaris[1] | |
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Francolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the tribe Gallini in the pheasant family.
Its three species range from western Asia and central Asia through to southern Asia and south-eastern Asia. The species are:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Black francolin
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Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
south-eastern Turkey through Iran, Turkmenistan, northeast India, and Kazipara, Panchagarh of Bangladesh | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Painted francolin
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Francolinus pictus (Jardine & Selby, 1828) |
central and southern India and southeastern Sri Lanka |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Chinese francolin
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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: Habitat: Diet: |
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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. Bibcode:2019Ostri..90..191M. doi:10.2989/00306525.2019.1632954. S2CID 208597134.
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