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(Redirected from Scleroptila gutturalis) Species of bird

Orange River francolin
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Scleroptila
Species: S. gutturalis
Binomial name
Scleroptila gutturalis
(Rüppell, 1835)
Synonyms

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 or acacia francolin (S. gutturalis with subspecies lorti) in the north, and the Orange River francolin (S. levaillantoides with subspecies jugularis) in the south.

Taxonomy

Scleroptila gutturalis levalliantoides (Smith, 1836) was made available as levalliantoides. The name is probably misspelled, and can easily be confused with Scleroptila levaillantii. Both are likely named after Francois Levaillant.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. Andrew Smith, Sir Andrew Smith (1836). Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good ... Oxford University. Printed at theGovernment GazetteOffice.

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Taxon identifiers
Francolinus levalliantoides


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