Francolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the tribe Gallini in the pheasant family.
| Francolinus | |
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| Painted francolin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Gallini |
| Genus: | Francolinus Stephens, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Francolinus vulgaris[1] | |
| Species | |
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Species
editIts three species range from western Asia and central Asia through to southern Asia and south-eastern Asia. The species are:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Black francolin
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Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
south-eastern Turkey through Iran, Turkmenistan, northeast India, and Kazipara, Panchagarh of Bangladesh | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Painted francolin
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Francolinus pictus (Jardine & Selby, 1828) |
central and southern India and southeastern Sri Lanka
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Chinese francolin
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Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786) |
Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Introduced to Mauritius, the Philippines, Madagascar, United States, Chile and Argentina. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References
edit- ^ Peters, JL (1934). Check-list of birds of the world. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 68–84.
- ^ Gill, F; D Donsker, eds. (2013). "IOC World Bird List (v 3.5)" (XLS). World Bird Names. doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.3.5. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
Further reading
edit- Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G.; Little, R.M.; Crowe, T.M.; Bowie, R.C.K. (2019). "Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of 'true' francolins: Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Gallini; Francolinus, Ortygornis, Afrocolinus gen. nov., Peliperdix and Scleroptila spp". Ostrich. 90 (3): 191–221. Bibcode:2019Ostri..90..191M. doi:10.2989/00306525.2019.1632954. S2CID 208597134.
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