| Red-winged francolin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Scleroptila |
| Species: | S. levaillantii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scleroptila levaillantii (Valenciennes, 1825) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Francolinus levaillantii | |
The red-winged francolin (Scleroptila levaillantii) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Elgon francolin (Francolinus elgonensis) may be a hybrid between the red-winged francolin and the moorland francolin.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Scleroptila levaillantii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ McCarthy, Eugene M. (2006). Handbook of avian hybrids of the world. Oxford University Press US. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-19-518323-8.
External links
- Red-winged Francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds