Orange River Francolin
Scleroptila gutturalis(Rüppell, WPES, 1835)
English (US) Orange River Francolin
The Orange River Francolin (Scleroptila gutturalis) 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
- Scleroptila gutturalis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange River Francolin
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Scleroptila gutturalis gutturalis
- Scleroptila gutturalis archeri
- Scleroptila gutturalis lorti
- Scleroptila gutturalis jugularis
- Scleroptila gutturalis pallidior
- Scleroptila gutturalis levalliantoides
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix gutturalis
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1835)
- Type locality
- Halai, Axum, Temben in Tigre, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Ring-necked Francolin
Scleroptila streptophora
Red-winged Francolin
Scleroptila levaillantii
Finsch's Francolin
Scleroptila finschi
Moorland Francolin
Scleroptila psilolaema
Elgon Francolin
Scleroptila elgonensis
Grey-winged Francolin
Scleroptila afra
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
Whyte's Francolin
Scleroptila whytei
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Swamp Francolin
Ortygornis gularis
Grey Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus
Chinese Francolin
Francolinus pintadeanus
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