Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGalliformes
- FamilyPhasianidae
Observations recorded72,631
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 153
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Collections
- BSNS, UWBM, DMNS, CRCM, TCWC, YPM
- Recorded in
- Mozambique, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Crested Francolin RWD.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- taxon name
- Dendroperdix sephaena
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon common name
- francolim-de-crista
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Dendroperdix sephaena
- short name
- D. sephaena
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
The crested francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, Ortygornis sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dendroperdix sephaena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.