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Red-winged Francolin

Scleroptila levaillantii (Valenciennes, A 1825)

The red-winged francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Valenciennes, A 1825)

Reference:
   Dict. Sci. Nat. [Levrault] 38 p.441

Protonym:
  Perdix Levaillantii

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25302860


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B49935ED3B58A9BB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B49935ED

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B49935ED


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175984

Geographic range:

  • Scleroptila levaillantii [levaillantii or crawshayi]: Malawi and ne Zambia to e South Africa
  • Scleroptila levaillantii [kikuyuensis or momboloensis]: Angola to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, west central Kenya, and Zambia
English:
Red-winged Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí de Levaillant
Czech:
frankolín rezavokřídlý
Danish:
Rødvinget Frankolin
German:
Rotflügelfrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín Alirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín Alirrojo
Finnish:
harlekiinifrankoliini
French:
Francolin de Levaillant
Croatian:
riđopjegava jarebica
Hungarian:
vörösszárnyú frankolin
Italian:
Francolino alirosse
Japanese (romaji):
akahaneshako
Japanese:
アカハネシャコ
Lithuanian:
Raudonsparnis frankolinas
Dutch:
Roodvleugelfrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudvengfrankolin
Norwegian:
Rødvingefrankolin
Polish:
frankolin rudoskrzydły
Portuguese:
Francolim-d'asa-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal):
francolim-d'asa-vermelha
Russian:
Краснокрылый франколин
Slovak:
frankolín hrdzavokrídly
Serbian:
Crvenokrili frankolin
Swedish:
rödvingad frankolin
Ukrainian:
Турач рудокрилий
Chinese:
红翅鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional):
紅翅鷓鴣


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rooivlerkpatrys
Catalan: Francolí de Levaillant
Czech: Frankolín cervenokrídlý, frankolín rezavokřídlý
Danish: Rødvinget Frankolin
German: Rotflügelfrankolin
English: Cape Red-wing, Levaillant's Francolin, Red winged Francolin, Redwing, Redwing Francolin, Red-wing Francolin, Redwing Partridge, Red-winged Francolin
English, HBW: Red-winged Francolin
English (IOC): Red-winged Francolin
English (Kenya): Red-winged Francolin
English (United States): Red-winged Francolin
Esperanto: Levajanta frankolino
Spanish: Francolín Alirrojo, Francolín de Alas Rojas
Spanish (Spain): Francolín Alirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-winged Francolin
Estonian: orufrankoliin, orufrankoliin (oru-frankoliinkana), oru-frankoliinkana
Finnish: Harlekiinifrankoliini
French: Francolin de Levaillant
Croatian: riđopjegava jarebica
Hungarian: vörösszárnyú frankolin
Italian: Francolino alirosse, Francolino di Levaillant
Japanese (romaji): akahaneshako
Japanese: アカハネシャコ
Scientific: Francolinus levaillanti clayi, Francolinus levaillantii, Francolinus levaillantii clayi, Francolinus levaillantii levaillantii, Francolinus levailliantii, Perdix Levaillantii, Scleroptila levaillanti clayi, Scleroptila levaillantii, Scleroptila levaillantii clayi, Scleroptila levaillantii levaillantii
Lithuanian: Raudonsparnis frankolinas
Dutch: Roodvleugelfrankolijn, Roodvleugel-frankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudvengfrankolin
Norwegian: Rødvingefrankolin
Polish: frankolin rudoskrzydly, frankolin rudoskrzydły
Portuguese: Francolim-d'asa-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-d'asa-vermelha
Russian: Краснокрылый турач, Краснокрылый франколин
Slovak: frankolín hrdzavokrídly
Serbian: Crvenokrili frankolin
Sotho, Southern: Khoale
Swedish: Rödvingad frankolin
Swahili: Kwale Bawa-jekundu
Tajik: дурроҷи сурхбол
Turkish: Kızıl göğüslü turaç
Ukrainian: Турач рудокрилий
Xhosa: Intendele
Chinese: 红翅鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 紅翅鷓鴣
Zulu: iNtendele

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