ITIS Standard Report Page: Francolinus

Francolinus Stephens, 1819
Taxonomic Serial No.: 175960

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Peliperdix Bonaparte, 1856
		Scleroptila Blyth, 1849
		Pternistis Wagler, 1832
	Common Name(s):	Francolins [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2005

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cord�s, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vert�br�s, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Aves – Birds, oiseaux
	Order	Galliformes – Fowls, Gallinaceous Birds, gallinac�es, volaille
	Family	Phasianidae – Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse, Pheasants, Quail, cailles, faisans
	Subfamily	Perdicinae – Partridges, Francolins
	Genus	Francolinus Stephens, 1819 – Francolins
		Direct Children:
	Species	Francolinus adspersus Waterhouse, 1838 – Red-billed Francolin
	Species	Francolinus afer (Statius Muller, 1776) – Red-necked Francolin
	Species	Francolinus africanus Stephens, 1819 – Grey-winged Francolin
	Species	Francolinus ahantensis Temminck, 1854 – Ahanta Francolin
	Species	Francolinus albogularis Hartlaub, 1854 – White-throated Francolin
	Species	Francolinus bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Double-spurred Francolin
	Species	Francolinus camerunensis Alexander, 1909 – Mount Cameroon Francolin
	Species	Francolinus capensis (Gmelin, 1789) – Cape Francolin
	Species	Francolinus castaneicollis (Salvadori, 1888) – Chestnut-naped Francolin
	Species	Francolinus clappertoni Children & Vigors, 1826 – Clapperton's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus coqui (A. Smith, 1836) – Coqui Francolin
	Species	Francolinus erckelii (Ruppell, 1835) – Erckel's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus finschi Bocage, 1881 – Finsch's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Black Francolin
	Species	Francolinus griseostriatus Ogilvie-Grant, 1890 – Grey-striped Francolin
	Species	Francolinus gularis (Temminck, 1815) – Swamp Francolin
	Species	Francolinus hartlaubi Bocage, 1869 – Hartlaub's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus harwoodi Blundell & Lovat, 1899 – Harwood's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus hildebrandti Cabanis, 1878 – Hildebrandt's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus icterorhynchus Heuglin, 1863 – Heuglin's Francolin, Yellow-billed Francolin
	Species	Francolinus jacksoni Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 – Jackson's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus lathami Hartlaub, 1854 – Latham's Forest Francolin
	Species	Francolinus leucoscepus G. R. Gray, 1867 – Yellow-necked Francolin
	Species	Francolinus levaillantii (Valenciennes, 1825) – Red-wing Francolin
	Species	Francolinus levalliantoides (A. Smith, 1836) – Orange River Falcon
	Species	Francolinus nahani Dubois, 1905 – Nahan's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus natalensis A. Smith, 1833 – Natal Francolin
	Species	Francolinus nobilis Reichenow, 1908 – Handsome Francolin
	Species	Francolinus ochropectus Dorst & Jouanin, 1952 – Djibouti Francolin
	Species	Francolinus pictus (Jardine & Selby, 1828) – Painted Francolin
	Species	Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786) – Chinese Francolin
	Species	Francolinus pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789) – Gray Francolin, Grey Francolin
	Species	Francolinus psilolaemus G. R. Gray, 1867 – Moorland Francolin
	Species	Francolinus rufopictus (Reichenow, 1887) – Grey-breasted Francolin
	Species	Francolinus schlegelii Heuglin, 1863 – Schlegel's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus sephaena (A. Smith, 1836) – Crested Francolin
	Species	Francolinus shelleyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1890 – Shelley's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus squamatus Cassin, 1857 – Scaly Francolin
	Species	Francolinus streptophorus Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 – Ring-necked Francolin
	Species	Francolinus swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836) – Swainson's Francolin
	Species	Francolinus swierstrai (Roberts, 1929) – Swierstra's Francolin

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
	Notes:	PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
	Reference for:	Francolinus

	Expert:	Richard C. Banks
	Notes:	Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
	Reference for:	Francolinus

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Francolinus

	Source:	Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.05.23, website (version 23-May-05)
	Acquired:	2005
	Notes:	"Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
	Reference for:	Francolinus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Page(s):
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Francolinus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Resource Publication, no. 166
	Page(s):	79
	Publisher:	United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
	Publication Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Francolinus, Francolins [English]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Dickinson, Edward C., ed.
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
	Page(s):	1039
	Publisher:	Princeton University Press
	Publication Place:	Princeton, New Jersey, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-691-11701-2
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Francolinus

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