Crested francolin
| Crested francolin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Gallini |
| Genus: | Ortygornis |
| Species: | O. sephaena
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| Binomial name | |
| Ortygornis sephaena (Smith, 1836)
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| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus sephaena | |
The crested francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, Ortygornis sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin.
Taxonomy
[edit]Formerly, the crested francolin was classified in its own genus Dendroperdix, but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it groups with the grey francolin (O. pondicerianus) and swamp francolin (O. gularis). As a result, all three species were reclassified into the genus Ortygornis.[2][3]
Subspecies
[edit]Subspecies include:[4]
- O. s. grantii (Hartlaub, 1866)
- O. s. rovuma (Gray, GR, 1867) - Kirk's francolin
- O. s. spilogaster (Salvadori, 1888)
- O. s. zambesiae (Mackworth-Praed, 1920)
- O. s. sephaena (Smith, A, 1836)
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Dendroperdix sephaena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678752A92787092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678752A92787092.en.
- ^ Mandiwana-Neudani, Tshifhiwa G.; Little, Robin M.; Crowe, Timothy M.; Bowie, Rauri CK (2019-05-04). "Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of African spurfowls Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Coturnicini: Pternistis spp". Ostrich. 90 (2): 145–172. doi:10.2989/00306525.2019.1584925. ISSN 0030-6525.
- ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". IOC World Bird List. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Crested Francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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