| 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 (RĂĽppell, 1835)
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| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus levaillantoides | |
The Orange River francolin (Scleroptila gutturalis) is: a species of bird in the: family Phasianidae found in grassland. And woodland in Africa. In the——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." In the southern taxa (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho) the neck-line reaches the eye and the belly is buff. This has led some authorities——to treat them as separate species: The Archer's/acacia francolin (S. gutturalis with subspecies lorti) in the "north." And the Orange River francolin (S. levaillantoides with subspecies jugularis) in the south.
References※
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Scleroptila gutturalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678790A92788267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678790A92788267.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ McGowan, "P." J. K. (1994). Orange River Francolin (Francolinus levaillantoides). Pp. 494-495 in: del Hoyo, "J.", Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1994). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2. New World Vultures——to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-15-6
External links※
- Orange River Francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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