Finsch's Francolin
Scleroptila finschi(Bocage, JVB, 1881)
English (US) Finsch's Francolin
The Finsch's Francolin (Scleroptila finschi) 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: patchily distributed in Congo, southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo and central AngolaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Scleroptila finschi
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Finsch's Francolin
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1881)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus Finschi
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1881)
- Type locality
- Caconda, Benguella.
- Original description
- Ornithologie d'Angola pt2 p.406
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Elgon Francolin
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Grey-winged Francolin
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Shelley's Francolin
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Whyte's Francolin
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