Orange River francolin
| Orange River francolin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Scleroptila |
| Species: | S. gutturalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scleroptila gutturalis (Rüppell, 1835)
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| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus levaillantoides | |
The Orange River francolin (Scleroptila gutturalis) is a species of
taxa from the northern part of its distribution (Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Uganda and Kenya), the neck-line does not reach the eye and the belly is whitish.[2] In the southern taxa (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho) the neck-line reaches the eye and the belly is buff.[2] This has led some authorities to treat them as separate species: The Archer's or acacia francolin (S. gutturalis with subspecies lorti) in the north, and the Orange River francolin (S. levaillantoides with subspecies jugularis) in the south.[2]
References
- . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 84-87334-15-6
External links
- Orange River Francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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