Elgon francolin

Elgon francolin
	Illustration by Keulemans, 1893
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Genus:	Scleroptila
Species:	S. psilolaema
Subspecies:	S. p. elgonensis
Trinomial name
	Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis; (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
Synonyms
	Scleroptila elgonensis; Scleroptila shelleyi elgonensis; Francolinus elgonensis; Francolinus psilolaema elgonensis; Francolinus shelleyi elgonensis

The Elgon francolin (Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) is a francolin found in moorland at altitudes above 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) from eastern Uganda (Mount Elgon) to central Kenya.^[2]^[3] Most recent authorities treat it as a subspecies of the moorland francolin.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Alternatively, it has been suggested that it is a species (S. elgonensis), a subspecies of the Shelley's francolin (S. shelleyi elgonensis),^[2] or even a hybrid between the moorland and red-winged francolins.^[7] It was described by Ogilvie-Grant in 1891 as Francolinus elgonensis, and some authorities still use the genus Francolinus for all members otherwise placed in Scleroptila.^[2]^[5] The Elgon francolin resembles the nominate subspecies of the moorland francolin, but the latter is duller (less rufescent) and has a black-dotted throat.^[2]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e McGowan, P. J. K. (1994). Moorland Francolin (Francolinus elgonensis). Pp. 494 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1994). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2. New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelon. ISBN 84-87334-15-6
^ ^a ^b Zimmerman, D. A., Turner, D. A., & Pearson, D. J. (1999). Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-5079-6
^ Sinclair, I., & Ryan, P. (2003). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Struik Publishers, Cape Town. ISBN 1-86872-857-9
^ ^a ^b Dickinson, E. C. eds. (2003). The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd edition. ISBN 0-7136-6536-X
^ Clements, J. F. (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-8695-1
^ McCarthy, Eugene M. (2006). Handbook of avian hybrids of the world. Oxford University Press US. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-19-518323-8.