Black Francolin
Francolinus francolinus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Black Francolin
The Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Francolinus francolinus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Francolin
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Francolinus francolinus francolinus
- Francolinus francolinus arabistanicus
- Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi
- Francolinus francolinus henrici
- Francolinus francolinus asiae
- Francolinus francolinus melanonotus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao Francolinus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- 'Italia, Oriente, Africa, Asia.' Restricted type locality, Cyprus ex Edwardsian reference.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.275
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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