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Crested Francolin [sephaena]

Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena] (= Ortygornis sephaena) (Smith, A 1836)

The crested francolin is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is well known as the Bospatrys in Afrikaans. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. One of its subspecies, Ortygornis sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Ortygornis
Scientific:
  Ortygornis sephaena

Original description

Citation:
  (Smith, A 1836)

Reference:
   Rep. Exped. C. Afr.

Protonym:
  Perdix Sephaena

Type locality:
  Marikwa [= Marico] River and Limpopo River, Transvaal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64243#page/135/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  011057AD5CDB9B6A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-011057AD

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/011057AD

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 677836

English:
Crested Francolin [sephaena]
German:
Schopffrankolin [sephaena-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Francolín Capirotado (grupo sephaena)
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín capirotado (grupo sephaena)
French:
Francolin huppé [sephaena]
Japanese (romaji):
kaminagashako (sephaena guru-pu)
Japanese:
カミナガシャコ（sephaena グループ）
Dutch:
Kuiffrankolijn (sephaena groep)
Norwegian:
krattfrankolin (sephaena gr.)
Polish:
frankolin czubaty [gr. sephaena]
Portuguese (Portugal):
francolim-de-crista [grupo sephaena]
Russian:
Хохлатый франколин [группа sephaena]
Slovak:
frankolín čepcový (skup.)
Serbian:
Ćubasti frankolin [sephaena grupa]
Swedish:
tofsfrankolin [gruppen sephaena]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Crested Francolin [sephaena] ( Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Crested Francolin ( Francolinus sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Crested Francolin ( Francolinus sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Crested Francolin ( Francolinus sephaena) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Francolinus sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Francolinus sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Francolinus sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Dendroperdix sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Dendroperdix sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Dendroperdix sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Crested Francolin (Crested) ( Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena Group]) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Crested Francolin ( Francolinus sephaena) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Crested Francolin ( Francolinus sephaena) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Crested Francolin ( Peliperdix sephaena) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Ortygornis sephaena

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Afrikaans: Bospatrys, Bospatrys (Bos)
Catalan: Francolí de casquet
Czech: frankolín chocholatý
Danish: Topfrankolin
German: Schopffrankolin, Schopffrankolin [sephaena-Gruppe]
English: Crested Francolin, Crested Francolin (Crested), Crested Francolin [sephaena]
English, HBW: Crested Francolin (Crested)
English (IOC): Crested Francolin (Crested)
English (Kenya): Crested Francolin
English (United States): Crested Francolin (Crested)
English (South Africa): Crested Francolin (Crested)
Esperanto: Krestofrankolino
Spanish: Francolín Capirotado, Francolín Capirotado (grupo sephaena)
Spanish (Spain): Francolín Capirotado, Francolín capirotado (grupo sephaena), Francolín Capirotado [sephaena Group]
Spanish (HBW): Crested Francolin (Crested)
Estonian: tanufrankoliin, tanufrankoliin (tanu-frankoliinkana), tanu-frankoliinkana
Finnish: Viirusiipifrankoliini
French: Francolin huppé, Francolin huppé [huppé], Francolin huppé [sephaena]
Hungarian: bóbitás frankolin
Italian: Francolino crestato
Japanese (romaji): kaminagashako, kaminagashako (sephaena guru-pu)
Japanese: カミナガシャコ, カミナガシャコ (sephaena グループ), カミナガシャコ（sephaena グループ）
Kwangali: Sitjindakarare
Scientific: Dendroperdix sephaena, Dendroperdix sephaena [sephaena Group], Dendroperdix sephaena sephaena, Francolinus pileatus, Francolinus sephaena, Francolinus sephaena [sephaena Group], Francolinus sephaena sephaena, Ortygornis sephaena, Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena Group], Ortygornis sephaena [sephaena], Peliperdix sephaena, Perdix Sephaena, Perdrix sephaena
Lithuanian: Kuoduotasis frankolinas
Dutch: Kuiffrankolijn, Kuiffrankolijn (sephaena groep)
Norwegian: Krattfrankolin, krattfrankolin (sephaena gr.)
Polish: frankolin czubaty, frankolin czubaty [gr. sephaena]
Portuguese: Francolim-de-poupa
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-de-crista [grupo sephaena]
Russian: Хохлатый Турач, Хохлатый франколин, Хохлатый франколин [группа sephaena]
Slovak: frankolín čepcový, frankolín čepcový (skup.)
Shona: Hwerekwere
Serbian: Ćubasti frankolin, Ćubasti frankolin [sephaena grupa]
Siswant: Ingwenyane
Swedish: Tofsfrankolin, tofsfrankolin [gruppen sephaena], tofsfrankolin [sephaena Group]
Swahili: Kwale Kishungi
Turkish: Tepeli Turaç, Tepeli Turaç [sephaena Grubu]
Tsonga: Nghwari
Ukrainian: Турач чубатий
Chinese: 凤头鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 鳳頭鷓鴣
Zulu: isiKhwehle

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