Francolin

Yellow-necked Francolin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus
Francolin

The francolins are the species of bird in the genus Francolin of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.

These are ground nesting birds of the Old World which feed on vegetable matter and seeds.

36 of the 41 species, occur occur only in northeast Africa.

  • Family: Phasianidae
    • Black Francolin, Francolinus francolinus
    • Painted Francolin, Francolinus pictus
    • Chinese Francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus
    • Grey Francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus
    • Swamp Francolin, Francolinus gularis
    • Coqui Francolin, Francolinus coqui
    • White-throated Francolin, Francolinus albogularis
    • Schlegel's Francolin, Francolinus schlegelii
    • Latham's Francolin, Francolinus lathami
    • Crested Francolin, Francolinus sephaena
    • Ring-necked Francolin, Francolinus streptophorus
    • Finsch's Francolin, Francolinus finschi
    • Red-winged Francolin, Francolinus levaillantii
    • Grey-winged Francolin 3 , Francolinus africanus
    • Moorland Francolin, Francolinus psilolaemus
    • Shelley's Francolin, Francolinus shelleyi
    • Orange River Francolin, Francolinus levaillantoides
    • Scaly Francolin, Francolinus squamatus
    • Ahanta Francolin, Francolinus ahantensis
    • Grey-striped Francolin, Francolinus griseostriatus
    • Nahan's Francolin, Francolinus nahani
    • Hartlaub's Francolin, Francolinus hartlaubi
    • Double-spurred Francolin, Francolinus bicalcaratus
    • Heuglin's Francolin, Francolinus icterorhynchus
    • Clapperton's Francolin, Francolinus clappertoni
    • Harwood's Francolin, Francolinus harwoodi
    • Red-billed Francolin, Francolinus adspersus
    • Cape Francolin, Francolinus capensis
    • Natal Francolin, Francolinus natalensis
    • Hildebrandt's Francolin, Francolinus hildebrandti
    • Yellow-necked Francolin, Francolinus leucoscepus
    • Grey-breasted Francolin, Francolinus rufopictus
    • Red-necked Francolin, Francolinus afer
    • Swainson's Francolin, Francolinus swainsonii
    • Jackson's Francolin, Francolinus jacksoni
    • Handsome Francolin, Francolinus nobilis
    • Mount Cameroon Francolin, Francolinus camerunensis
    • Swierstra's Francolin, Francolinus swierstrai
    • Chestnut-naped Francolin, Francolinus castaneicollis
    • Erckel's Francolin, Francolinus erckelii
    • Djibouti Francolin Francolinus ochropectus