Francolinus | |
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Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) | |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Galliformes |
Family | Phasianidae Perdicinae |
Genus | Francolinus |
Francolinus is a genus of francolins in the Phasianidae family. Its five species range from western and central Asia through to southern and south-eastern Asia.
Species[]
It contains the following species:
Black Francolin (Linnaeus, 1766) (Francolinus francolinus) Swamp Francolin (Temminck, 1815) (Francolinus gularis) Painted Francolin (Jardine & Selby, 1828) (Francolinus pictus) Chinese Francolin (Scopoli, 1786) (Francolinus pintadeanus) Grey Francolin (Gmelin, 1789) (Francolinus pondicerianus)