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Grey-winged Francolin

Scleroptila afra (Latham, J 1790)

The grey-winged francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Scleroptila
Scientific:
  Scleroptila afra


Original description

Citation:
  (Latham, J 1790)

Reference:
   Index Orn. 2 p.648

Protonym:
  Perdix afra

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510073


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  21616639229C8620

Avibase ID:
  avibase-21616639

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/21616639


Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

  • Scleroptila afra: Grasslands of Lesotho and w-central South Africa
English:
Grey-winged Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí jugular
Czech:
frankolín jihoafrický
Danish:
Gråvinget Frankolin
German:
Grauflügelfrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín Aligrís
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín Aligrís
Finnish:
harmaasiipifrankoliini
French:
Francolin à ailes grises
Croatian:
južnoafrička jarebica
Hungarian:
szürkeszárnyú frankolin
Italian:
Francolino aligrigie
Japanese (romaji):
haibaneshako
Japanese:
ハイバネシャコ
Lithuanian:
Pilkasparnis frankolinas
Dutch:
Grijsvleugelfrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråvengfrankolin
Norwegian:
Gråvingefrankolin
Polish:
frankolin szaroskrzydły
Portuguese:
Francolim-d'asa-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal):
francolim-d'asa-cinzenta
Russian:
Серокрылый франколин
Slovak:
frankolín sivokrídly
Serbian:
Sivokrili frankolin
Swedish:
gråvingad frankolin
Ukrainian:
Турач сірокрилий
Chinese:
灰翅鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional):
灰翅鷓鴣


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Francolin à ailes grises ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Francolin à ailes grises ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Gray-wing Partridge ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Clements 3rd edition:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2015:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Clements, version 2016:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Clements, version 2017:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Clements, version 2018:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
eBird version 1.50:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 4]
eBird version 2015:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 4]
eBird version 2016:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 4]
eBird version 2017:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
Gray-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Grey-wing Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africana) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Francolinus africanus africanus [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Francolinus africanus africanus [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Francolinus africanus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila africanus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Grey-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila afra) [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Scleroptila afra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Scleroptila afra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Scleroptila [afra, gutturalis, psilolaema or shelleyi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Bergpatrys
Catalan: Francolí jugular
Czech: Frankolín africký, frankolín jihoafrický
Danish: Gråvinget Frankolin
German: Grauflügelfrankolin
English: Cape Partridge, Gray winged Francolin, Graywing Francolin, Gray-wing Francolin, Gray-wing Partridge, Graywinged Francolin, Gray-winged Francolin, Grey winged Francolin, Greywing, Greywing Francolin, Grey-wing Francolin, Grey-wing Partridge, Grey-winged Francolin
English, HBW: Grey-winged Francolin
English (IOC): Grey-winged Francolin
English (United States): Gray-winged Francolin
Esperanto: Sudafrika frankolino
Spanish: Francolín Aligrís, Francolín de Alas Grises
Spanish (Spain): Francolín Aligrís
Spanish (HBW): Gray-winged Francolin
Estonian: lõunafrankoliin, lõunafrankoliin (lõuna-frankoliinkana), lõuna-frankoliinkana
Finnish: Harmaasiipifrankoliini
French: Francolin à ailes grises
Croatian: južnoafrička jarebica
Hungarian: szürkeszárnyú frankolin
Italian: Francolino africano, Francolino aligrigie, Francolino etiopico
Japanese (romaji): haibaneshako
Japanese: ハイバネシャコ
Scientific: Francolinus africanus, Francolinus africanus africanus, Francolinus africanus proximus, Francolinus africanus subsp 1, Francolinus africanus subsp 2, Francolinus africanus subsp 3, Francolinus africanus subsp. 1, Francolinus africanus subsp. 2, Francolinus africanus subsp. 3, Scleroptila afra, Scleroptila afra afra, Scleroptila afra proxima, Scleroptila africana, Scleroptila africanus
Lithuanian: Pilkasparnis frankolinas
Dutch: Grijsvleugelfrankolijn, Grijsvleugel-frankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråvengfrankolin
Norwegian: Gråvingefrankolin
Polish: frankolin szaroskrzydly, Frankolin szaroskrzydły
Portuguese: Francolim-d'asa-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-d'asa-cinzenta
Russian: Серокрылый Турач, Серокрылый франколин
Slovak: frankolín sivokrídly
Serbian: Sivokrili frankolin
Sotho, Southern: Khoale
Swedish: Gråvingad frankolin
Turkish: Yayla turacı
Ukrainian: Турач сірокрилий
Xhosa: Isakhwatsha
Chinese: 灰翅鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 灰翅鷓鴣
Zulu: iNtendele

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