Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Crested Francolin
The Crested Francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) 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
- Ortygornis sephaena
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Francolin
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Ortygornis sephaena grantii
- Ortygornis sephaena rovuma
- Ortygornis sephaena spilogaster
- Ortygornis sephaena zambesiae
- Ortygornis sephaena sephaena
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix Sephaena
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- Marikwa [= Marico] River and Limpopo River, Transvaal.
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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