Finsch's Francolin | |
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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 | |
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).