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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)
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