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Crested francolin

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Galliformes

Subfamily
  
Perdicinae

Higher classification
  
Dendroperdix

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Phasianidae

Scientific name
  
Dendroperdix sephaena

Rank
  
Species

Crested francolin Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena videos photos and sound

Genus
  
Dendroperdix Roberts, 1922

Similar
  
Natal spurfowl, Coqui francolin, Swainson's spurfowl, Cape spurfowl, Peliperdix

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The crested francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. One of its subspecies, Dendroperdix sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin.

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Crested francolin francolinus sephaena


Subspecies

Subspecies include:

Crested francolin Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena videos photos and sound

  • D. s. grantii (Hartlaub, 1866)
  • D. s. rovuma (Gray, GR, 1867) - Kirk's francolin
  • D. s. spilogaster (Salvadori, 1888)
  • D. s. zambesiae (Mackworth-Praed, 1920)
  • D. s. sephaena (Smith, A, 1836)

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    References

    Crested francolin Wikipedia
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