Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus)

Other Names (World)
Painted Francolin, Painted Partridge

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jardine & Selby, 1828)

Habitat
Temperate shrubland, arable land.

Range (Guide)

India, Sri Lanka.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) [XC338333]
by Saurabh Sawant from Thane, Maharashtra, India (call, song)

Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) [XC641268]
by vir joshi from Nilgala, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (call)

Subspecies
Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus), Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) and Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) form a closely related species group. Hybridization with M000000153/bird> occurs in areas of contact. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus retains only Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus), Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus), Swamp Francolin (Francolinus gularis), M000000154/bird> and Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) in Francolinus.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

pallidus (Gray, JE, 1831) - North-central India south to c. 20^o north.
pictus (Jardine & Selby, 1828) - Central and southern India north to c. 20^o north.
watsoni Legge, 1880 - Uva Province, eastern Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

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