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Campocolinus

Campocolinus
C. coqui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Tribe: Gallini
Genus: Campocolinus
Crowe et al, 2020
Type species
Campocolinus coqui
Species

Campocolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

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It contains three species, all of which were formerly classified in Peliperdix. The species are:[1][2]

Genus CampocolinusCrowe et al, 2020 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Coqui francolin

Campocolinus coqui
(Smith, 1836)
Sahel and Ethiopia. Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


White-throated francolin

Campocolinus albogularis
(Hartlaub, 1854)
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Zambia. Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Schlegel's francolin


Campocolinus schlegelii
(Heuglin, 1863)
Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, and South Sudan Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


References

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  1. ^ Crowe, Timothy M.; Mandiwana-Neudani, Tshifhiwa G.; Donsker, David B.; Bowie, Rauri CK; Little, Robin M. (2020-04-02). "Resolving nomenclatural 'confusion' vis-à-vis Latham's Francolin (Francolinus/Peliperdix/Afrocolinus lathami) and the 'Red-tailed' francolins (Francolinus/Ortygornis/Peliperdix spp.)". Ostrich. 91 (2): 134–136. Bibcode:2020Ostri..91..134C. doi:10.2989/00306525.2020.1723140. ISSN 0030-6525. S2CID 219442370.
  2. ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-14.


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