Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus - Francolin noir

Systematics

Order
:
Galliformes
Family
:
Phasianidés
Genus
:
Francolinus
Species
:
francolinus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 36 cm
Wingspan
: 50 à 55 cm.
Weight
: 400 à 500 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Francolinus francolinus francolinus (Cyprus and Asia Minor south to Israel and east to Iran and Turkmenistan)
Francolinus francolinus arabistanicus (c and s Iraq, sw Iran)
Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi (s Iran, s Afghanistan, sw Pakistan)
Francolinus francolinus henrici (s Pakistan, w India)
Francolinus francolinus asiae (w and c India, Nepal, Bhutan)
Francolinus francolinus melanonotus (e India, Bangladesh)

Foreign names

Francolin noir,
Francolín ventrinegro,
francolim-preto,
Halsbandfrankolin,
örvös frankolin,
Zwarte Frankolijn,
Francolino,
svart frankolin,
Halsbåndfrankolin,
frankolín tmavý,
frankolín obecný,
Sort Frankolin,
mustafrankoliini,
francolí pitnegre,
Svarthæna,
frankolin obrożny,
melnais frankolins,
frankolin,
Турач,
ムナグロシャコ,
黑鹧鸪,
黑鷓鴣,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Shrubland : Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations