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(Redirected from Scleroptila shelleyi) Species of bird

Shelley's francolin
Illustration by Keulemans, 1893
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. shelleyi
Binomial name
Scleroptila shelleyi
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Francolinus shelleyi
  • Francolinus uluensis

Shelley's francolin (Scleroptila shelleyi) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. The species is named after Sir Edward Shelley, cousin of George Ernest Shelley. IOC 13.1 recognized the following subspecies:

  • S. s. uluensis
  • S. s. macarthuri
  • S. s. shelleyi
In Ithala Game Reserve

Distribution and habitat

It is found in grassy woodlands and grasslands in Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Scleroptila shelleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728223A94975456. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728223A94975456.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External links

Subspecies S. s. uluensis, illustration by Keulemans, 1893
Taxon identifiers
Scleroptila shelleyi
Francolinus shelleyi


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