Ring-necked francolin
Appearance
Ring-necked francolin | |
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Illustration by Keulemans, 1893 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Scleroptila |
Species: | S. streptophora
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Binomial name | |
Scleroptila streptophora (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
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The ring-necked francolin (Scleroptila streptophora) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Scleroptila streptophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678756A92787372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678756A92787372.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ See BirdLife International (2007a. b).
- BirdLife International (2007): Ring-necked Francolin - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
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