Finsch's francolin

Finsch's francolin (Scleroptila finschi) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, parts of Cameroon, and Gabon.

Finsch's francolin
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Genus:	Scleroptila
Species:	S. finschi
Binomial name
Scleroptila finschi (Barboza du Bocage, 1881)
Synonyms
Francolinus finschi

The common name and scientific name commemorate the German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch (8 August 1839 - 31 January 1917, Braunschweig).^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Scleroptila finschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678760A92787669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678760A92787669.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Birds? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 127.