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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Finsch's Francolin
Described by
(Bocage, JVB, 1881)

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Taxonomic 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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