Swamp Francolin
Ortygornis gularis(Temminck, CJ, 1815)
English (US) Swamp Francolin
The Swamp Francolin (Ortygornis gularis) 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.
Range: terai of northern India to southern Nepal and BangladeshRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ortygornis gularis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Swamp Francolin
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix gularis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
- Type locality
- Vicinity of Calcutta.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 3 p.401,731
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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