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Elgon Francolin
Scleroptila elgonensis (Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1891)
The Elgon francolin is a francolin found in moorland at altitudes above 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) from eastern Uganda to central Kenya. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Scleroptila
Scientific:
Scleroptila elgonensis
Original description
Citation:
(Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1891)
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Francolinus elgonensis
Type locality:
Mt. Elgon.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16275592
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3D25568AB8358C27
Avibase ID:
avibase-3D25568A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3D25568A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677826
Geographic range:
- Scleroptila elgonensis: montane moorlands of eastern Uganda to central Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
Elgon Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí del mont Elgon
Czech:
frankolín elgonský
Danish:
Elgonfrankolin
German:
Elgonfrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín del Elgon
Finnish:
mt. elgoninvuorifrankoliini
French:
Francolin de l'Elgon
Croatian:
kestenjastotrba jarebica
Dutch:
Elgonfrankolijn
Norwegian:
kastanjebrystfrankolin
Polish:
frankolin rdzawobrzuchy
Portuguese:
francolim-do-elgom
Portuguese (Portugal):
francolim-do-elgon
Slovak:
frankolín ugandský
Swedish:
elgonfrankolin
Ukrainian:
турач елгонський
Chinese:
埃尔贡鹧鸪
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2021: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2022: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2023: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2024: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2015: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2016: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2017: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2018: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2019: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 3] |
| eBird version 2017: Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Moorland Francolin (Elgon) ( Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2023: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2024: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Elgon Francolin ( Scleroptila elgonensis) [version 3] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Francolinus shelleyi elgonensis [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Francolinus shelleyi elgonensis [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Scleroptila [psilolaema or elgonensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Francolí del mont Elgon
Czech: frankolín elgonský
Danish: Elgonfrankolin
German: Elgonfrankolin, Hochlandfrankolin (elgonensis)
English: Elgon Francolin, Elgon Shelley Francolin, Elgon Shelley's Francolin, Moorland Francolin (Elgon), Moorland Francolin (elgonensis)
English, HBW: Elgon Francolin
English (IOC): Moorland Francolin (Elgon)
English (United States): Moorland Francolin (Elgon)
Spanish: Francolín del Elgon, Francolín Etíope (elgonensis)
Spanish (Spain): Francolín etíope (elgonensis)
Finnish: Mt. elgoninvuorifrankoliini
French: Francolin de l’Elgon, Francolin de l'Elgon, Francolin montagnard (de l'Elgon), Francolin montagnard (elgonensis)
Croatian: kestenjastotrba jarebica
Japanese (romaji): kougenshako (elgonensis)
Japanese: コウゲンシャコ (elgonensis), コウゲンシャコ（elgonensis）
Scientific: Francolinus elgonensis, Francolinus psilolaemus elgonensis, Francolinus psilolaemus theresae, Francolinus shelleyi elgonensis, Francolinus shelleyi theresae, Scleroptila elgonensis, Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis, Scleroptila psilolaema theresae, Scleroptila psilolaemus elgonensis
Dutch: Elgonfrankolijn
Norwegian: kastanjebrystfrankolin, lyngfrankolin (elgonensis)
Polish: frankolin górski (elgonensis), frankolin rdzawobrzuchy
Portuguese: francolim-do-elgom
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-do-elgon, francolim-etíope (elgonensis)
Russian: Горный франколин (elgonensis)
Slovak: frankolín ugandský, frankolín ugandský (skup.)
Serbian: Vresov frankolin (kenijski)
Swedish: elgonfrankolin, höglandsfrankolin (elgonensis)
Turkish: Funda turacı (elgonensis)
Ukrainian: турач елгонський
Chinese: 埃尔贡鹧鸪
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