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Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Pternistis
Scientific: Pternistis hildebrandti
Citation: Cabanis, 1878
Reference: J.Orn. 26 p.206,243 pl.4 fig.2
Protonym: Francolinus Hildebrandti
Avibase ID: F5A73AAA7B5F6729
Short link: https://avibase.ca/F5A73AAA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175979
Geographic range:
Pternistis hildebrandti : Kenya to Tanzania, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeastern Zambia, and southern Malawi
Source: Clements checklist
English: Hildebrandt's Francolin
Czech: frankolín Hildebrandtův
German: Hildebrandtfrankolin
Danish: Hildebrandts Frankolin
Spanish: Francolín de Hildebrandt
Finnish: mustatäpläfrankoliini
French: Francolin de Hildebrandt
Italian: Francolino di Hildebrandt
Japanese: mesuakashako
Japanese: メスアカシャコ
Dutch: Hildebrandts Frankolijn
Norwegian: Bergfrankolin
Polish: frankolin nadobny
Portuguese: Francolim-de-barriga-branca
Russian: Восточноафриканский турач
Slovak: frankolínec lupienkatý
Swedish: hildebrandtfrankolin
Chinese: 希氏鹧鸪
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Francolin de Hildebrandt ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Francolin de Hildebrandt ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 1st edition: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 3rd edition: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 4th edition: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Clements, version 2015: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Clements, version 2016: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Clements, version 2017: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Clements, version 2018: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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eBird version 1.50: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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eBird version 1.52: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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eBird version 1.53: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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eBird version 1.54: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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eBird version 1.55: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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eBird version 2015: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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eBird version 2016: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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eBird version 2017: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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eBird version 2018: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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James Lee Peters: Francolinus hildebrandti
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James Lee Peters (original): Francolinus hildebrandti
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Francolinus hildebrandti
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Francolinus hildebrandti )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Hildebrandt's Francolin ( Pternistis hildebrandti )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pternistis hildebrandti
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pternistis hildebrandti
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: Francolí de HildebrandtCzech: Frankolín Hildebrandtuv, frankolín HildebrandtůvDanish: Hildebrandts FrankolinGerman: Hildebrandtfrankolin, Hildebrandt-FrankolinEnglish: Heller's Hildebrandt Francolin, Hildebrandt's Francolin, Hildebrant's Francolin, Kenya Hildebrandt Francolin, Mikindani Hildebrandt Francolin, Nyasa Hildebrandt Francolin, Steppe Hildebrandt FrancolinEnglish (IOC): Hildebrandt's FrancolinEnglish (Kenya): Hildebrandt's FrancolinSpanish: Francolín de Hildebrandt, Francolín de HilderbrandtSpanish (Spain): Francolín de HildebrandtSpanish (HBW): Hildebrandt's FrancolinEstonian: tähnikfrankoliin (tähnik-frankoliinkana)Finnish: MustatäpläfrankoliiniFrench: Francolin de HildebrandtHungarian: Hildebrandt-frankolinItalian: Francolino di HildebrandtJapanese: mesuakashakoJapanese: メスアカシャコLatin: Francolinus hildebrandti, Francolinus hildebrandti altumi, Francolinus hildebrandti fischeri, Francolinus hildebrandti grotei, Francolinus hildebrandti helleri, Francolinus hildebrandti hildebrandti, Francolinus hildebrandti johnstoni, Francolinus hildebrandti lindi, Pternistis hildebrandti, Sceloptera hildebrandtiLithuanian: Rytų Afrikos frankolinasDutch: Hildebrandtfrankolijn, Hildebrandt-frankolijn, Hildebrandts FrankolijnNorwegian Nynorsk: BergfrankolinNorwegian: BergfrankolinPolish: frankolin nadobny, szponiastonóg nadobnyPortuguese: Francolim-de-barriga-brancaRussian: Восточноафриканский турачSlovak: frankolínec lupienkatýSwedish: hildebrandtfrankolin, Hildebrandts frankolinSwahili: Kwale wa HildebrandtUkrainian: Турач східнийChinese: 希氏鹧鸪Chinese (Traditional): 希德氏鷓鴣