Grey-winged Francolin
Scleroptila afra(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Gray-winged Francolin
UK name: Grey-winged Francolin
The Grey-winged Francolin (Scleroptila afra) 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: grassland of Lesotho and west-central South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Scleroptila afra
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-winged Francolin
- English (UK)
- Grey-winged Francolin
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix afra
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.648
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Shelley's Francolin
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Whyte's Francolin
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