Crested francolin
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Gallini |
| Genus: | Ortygornis |
| Species: | O. sephaena
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| Binomial name | |
| Ortygornis sephaena (Smith, 1836)
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Francolinus sephaena | |
The crested francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, Ortygornis sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin.
Taxonomy
Formerly, the crested francolin was classified in its own genus Dendroperdix, but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it groups with the grey francolin (O. pondicerianus) and swamp francolin (O. gularis). As a result, all three species were reclassified into the genus Ortygornis.[2][3]
Subspecies
Subspecies include:[4]
- O. s. grantii (Hartlaub, 1866)
- O. s. rovuma (Gray, GR, 1867) - Kirk's francolin
- O. s. spilogaster (Salvadori, 1888)
- O. s. zambesiae (Mackworth-Praed, 1920)
- O. s. sephaena (Smith, A, 1836)
References
- .
- ISSN 0030-6525.
- ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links
- Crested Francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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