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Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the tribe Gallini in the pheasant family.
Francolinus | |
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Painted francolin | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Tribe: | Gallini |
Genus: | Francolinus Stephens, 1819 |
Type species | |
Francolinus vulgaris[1] | |
Species | |
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Its three species range from western Asia and central Asia through to southern Asia and south-eastern Asia. The species are:[2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Black francolin | Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
south-eastern Turkey through Iran, Turkmenistan, northeast India, and Kazipara, Panchagarh of Bangladesh | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Painted francolin | Francolinus pictus (Jardine & Selby, 1828) |
central and southern India and southeastern Sri Lanka |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Chinese francolin | Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786) |
Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Introduced to Mauritius, the Philippines, Madagascar, United States, Chile and Argentina. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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