Avibase: Francolinus (Francolinus sp.)

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Francolinus sp.

Francolinus Stephens, JF 1819

Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Scientific:
  Francolinus

Original description

Citation:
Stephens, JF 1819

Reference:
General Zool. [Shaw] 11, pt2 p.316

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
EC2D1226DC84D0FE

Avibase ID:
avibase-EC2D1226

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EC2D1226

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175960

English:
Francolinus sp.
French:
Francolinus sp.

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Francolinus sp. ( Francolinus)
eBird version 1.52: francolin sp. ( Francolinus sp.)
eBird version 1.53: francolin sp. ( Francolinus sp.)
eBird version 1.54: francolin sp. ( Francolinus sp.)
eBird version 1.55: francolin sp. ( Francolinus sp.)
eBird version 2015: francolin sp. ( Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.)
eBird version 2016: francolin sp. ( Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.)
eBird version 2017: francolin sp. ( Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.)
eBird version 2018: francolin sp. ( Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.)
eBird version 2019: francolin sp. ( Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.)
eBird version 2021: francolin sp. ( Phasianidae sp. (francolin sp.))

Taxonomic status:

Species status: genus

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Afrikaans: patrys/fisant sp.
Azerbaijani: turac тураҹ
Bengali: চতচতয
Bengali (transliteration): titira
Czech: frankolín sp.
Danish: Frankolin sp.
German: Frankolin, unbestimmt
Greek: είδος φραγκολίνου
English: francolin sp., francolin/spurfowl sp., Francolinus sp.
English, HBW: francolin sp.
English (IOC): francolin sp., francolin/spurfowl sp.
English (United States): francolin sp.
Spanish: Francolín sp.
Spanish (Spain): Francolín sp., Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.
Spanish (HBW): francolin sp.
French: Francolinus sp.
Japanese (romaji): shakoshu
Japanese: シャコ属
Kabardian: адэжынэшхуэхэр
Scientific: Attagen, Chaetopus, Francolinus, Francolinus, Francolinus sp., Phasianidae sp. (francolin sp.), Phasianidae sp. (francolin/spurfowl sp.), Pternistes, Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.
Dutch: Frankolijn sp.
Norwegian: ub. frankolin, ub. frankolin (Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.)
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim sp.
Russian: Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.
Slovak: frankolín, Phasianidae (frankolín/frankolínec) neurčený druh, Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila neurčený druh
Serbian: Neidentifikovani frankolin
Swedish: Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp.
Turkish: Pternistis/Francolinus/Peliperdix/Scleroptila sp., tanımsız turaç