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Scientific name	Common name	Status
Francolinus	Francolinus sp.	genus
Francolinus (Pternistes)	Pternistes sp. (Francolinus)	genus (synonym)
Francolinus (Chaetopus)	Chaetopus sp. (Francolinus)	genus (synonym)
Francolinus pintadeanus	Chinese Francolin	full species
Francolinus pintadeanus pintadeanus	Chinese Francolin (pintadeanus)	nominal subspecies
Francolinus pintadeanus phayrei	Chinese Francolin (phayrei)	subspecies
Francolinus francolinus	Black Francolin	full species
Francolinus francolinus [francolinus or arabistanicus]	Black Francolin [francolinus or arabistanicus]	subspecies group (or species)
Francolinus francolinus francolinus	Black Francolin (francolinus)	nominal subspecies
Francolinus francolinus francolinus (francolinus)	Black Francolin (francolinus, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Francolinus francolinus francolinus (billypayni)	Black Francolin (francolinus, syn. billypayni)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Francolinus francolinus francolinus (sarudnyi)	Black Francolin (francolinus, syn. sarudnyi)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Francolinus francolinus arabistanicus	Black Francolin (arabistanicus)	subspecies
Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi	Black Francolin (bogdanovi)	subspecies
Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi (bogdanovi)	Black Francolin (bogdanovi, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi (festinus)	Black Francolin (bogdanovi, syn. festinus)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Francolinus francolinus [henrici]	Black Francolin [henrici]	subspecies group (or species)
Francolinus francolinus henrici	Black Francolin (henrici)	subspecies
Francolinus francolinus asiae	Black Francolin (asiae)	subspecies
Francolinus francolinus asiae (asiae)	Black Francolin (asiae, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Francolinus francolinus asiae (parkerae)	Black Francolin (asiae, syn. parkerae)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Francolinus francolinus melanonotus	Black Francolin (melanonotus)	subspecies
Francolinus pictus	Painted Francolin	full species
Francolinus pictus pictus	Painted Francolin (pictus)	nominal subspecies
Francolinus pictus pallidus	Painted Francolin (pallidus)	subspecies