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 LC    Black Francolin* Id (Atlas):
    Francolinus francolinus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Black Francolin, Black Partridge

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
34 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland, plantations. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Afghanistan (B) (NB), Armenia (B), Azerbaijan (B) (NB), Bangladesh (E) (B), Bhutan (B), Cyprus (B) (NB), Georgia (B), India (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (B) (NB), Israel (B), Italy (NB), Jordan (B) (NB), Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Palestinian Authority Territories (B), Saudi Arabia (B), Spain (NB), Syria (B), Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan (B).

Vagrant to Kuwait, Lebanon.

Introduced to Guam (to USA) (E) (B), Portugal (B), USA (E) (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (82)...)

 
Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) [XC801879]
     by vir joshi from Ku\u015f cenneti ku\u015f g\u00f6zlem kulesi, Silifke, Mersin, Turkey (song)

 
Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) [XC28804]
     by Albert Lastukhin from G\u00f6ks\u00fc delta, Turkey (song)

Subspecies
Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus), Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) and Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) form a closely related species group. Hybridization with Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) occurs in areas of contact. Restricted population of Amik Gölü, southern Turkey, has been awarded separate subspecies, billypayni, though usually included in nominate.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

  • francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)   -  Cyprus and Asia Minor to eastern Transcaucasia and Iran, and south through Syria to Israel.
  • arabistanicus Zarudny & Härms, 1913   -  Southern Iraq and western Iran.
  • bogdanovi Zarudny, 1906   -  Southern Iran east to southern Pakistan.
  • henrici Bonaparte, 1856   -  Southern Pakistan and Kutch (Gujarat, western India).
  • asiae Bonaparte, 1856   -  Northern India (except Kutch) east to western Bihar and Orissa.
  • melanonotus Hume, 1888   -  Eastern India, from Assam and Sikkim to Manipur, and Bangladesh.



References
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Files:
JPG files for Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) - 10 files


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