Ring-necked Francolin
Scleroptila streptophora(Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1891)
English (US) Ring-necked Francolin
The Ring-necked Francolin (Scleroptila streptophora) 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: southwestern Cameroon; western Uganda to western Kenya and northwestern TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Scleroptila streptophora
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ring-necked Francolin
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1891)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus streptophorus
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1891)
- Type locality
- Eastern Africa, type from Mount Elgon.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.3, no.9 p.126
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Finsch's Francolin
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Moorland Francolin
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Grey-winged Francolin
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Orange River Francolin
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