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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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White-throated Francolin* |
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Peliperdix albogularis |
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Description (10)
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White-throated Francolin
© flickr.com
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Other Scientific Names
Francolinus albogularis
Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Size
23 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1854)
Habitat
Dry savanna.
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Zambia.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Coqui Francolin (Peliperdix coqui) and Schlegel's Francolin (Peliperdix schlegelii). Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Peliperdix with Coqui Francolin (Peliperdix coqui), Schlegel's Francolin (Peliperdix schlegelii), Forest Francolin (Peliperdix lathami) and Crested Francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena). Doubtfully valid subspecies meinertzhageni and gambagae included respectively in dewittei and buckleyi.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
- albogularis (Hartlaub, 1854) - Senegambia to Ivory Coast.
- buckleyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1892) - Eastern Ivory Coast east to Cameroon.
- dewittei (Chapin, 1937) - South-eastern Zaire, north-western Zambia and eastern Angola.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
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