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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Gray-winged Francolin
English (UK)
Grey-winged Francolin
Described by
(Latham, J, 1790)

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 187 species of the family Phasianidae