Moorland Francolin
Scleroptila psilolaema - Francolin montagnard
Systematics
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Order:
Galliformes
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Family:
Phasianidés
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Genus:
Scleroptila
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Species:
psilolaema
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 32 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 370 à 530 g
Geographic range
Identification
Moorland Francolin (Scleroptila psilolaema) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Francolin montagnard,
- Francolín etíope,
- francolim-etíope,
- Hochlandfrankolin,
- Hooglandfrankolijn,
- Francolino di brughiera,
- höglandsfrankolin,
- Lyngfrankolin,
- frankolín slatinový,
- frankolín vřesovištní,
- Hedefrankolin,
- vuorifrankoliini,
- francolí de muntanya,
- frankolin górski,
- Горный франколин,
- コウゲンシャコ,
- 高地鹧鸪,
- 山區荒地鷓鴣,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Pheasants, partridges and grouses, Madge Steve
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- Birds of East Africa, C.A.W. Guggisberg
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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