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Finsch's Francolin
02 45 029 Francolinus finschi
Information
Range Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, parts of Cameroon, and Gabon.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Galliformes
Family Phasianidae
Perdicinae
Genus Scleroptila
Species Scleroptila finschi
Conservation Status
LCSpecies
Least Concern

The Finsch's francolin (Scleroptila finschi), is a species of francolin in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, parts of Cameroon, and Gabon.

The common name and scientific name commemorate the German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch (8 August 1839 - 31 January 1917, Braunschweig).

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