Whyte's Francolin
Scleroptila whytei(Neumann, OR, 1908)
English (US) Whyte's Francolin
The Whyte's Francolin (Scleroptila whytei) 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: southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to northern Zambia and northern MalawiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Scleroptila whytei
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Whyte's Francolin
- Described by
- (Neumann, OR, 1908)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus whytei
- Described by
- (Neumann, OR, 1908)
- Type locality
- Nyika Plateau, 7000-8000 ft., Nyasaland.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 21 p.76
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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