Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus)

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
30.50 - 33.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Scopoli, 1786)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry grassland, dry shrubland, dry forest.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, China (mainland), Hong Kong (China), India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Introduced to Philippines (E) (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (56)...)

Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) [XC569055]
by Aladdin from Cat Tien - grassland area, Vietnam (song)

Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) [XC570769]
by Aladdin from eBird hotspot: Baan Maka Nature Lodge, Kaeng Krachan, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus), Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) and Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) form a closely related species group. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus retains only Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus), Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus), Swamp Francolin (Francolinus gularis), Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) and Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) in Francolinus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

phayrei (Blyth, 1843) - North-eastern India (Manipur) east through Burma to Vietnam and Kampuchea.
pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786) - South-eastern China eastern from Yunnan through Guangxi, Hainan I and Guangdong to Zhejiang.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) - 10 files

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