Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Scleroptila [afra, gutturalis, psilolaema or shelleyi]

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4 

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Other related concepts

• Scleroptila [levaillantii x psilolaema] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Francolí de muntanya
Czech: Frankolín vysokohorský
Danish: Hedefrankolin
German: Bergheidefrankolin, Hochlandfrankolin
English: Elgon Francolin, Montane Francolin, Montane Red-winged Francolin, Moorland Francolin, Moorland or Elgon Francolin, Relict Francolin, Shelley's Francolin, Shoa Francolin
English, HBW: Moorland/Elgon Francolin
English (IOC): Moorland Francolin
English (Kenya): Moorland Francolin
English (United States): Moorland Francolin
Esperanto: Orientafrika frankolino
Spanish: Francolín de Etiopía, Francolín Etíope
Spanish (Spain): Francolín Etíope
Spanish (HBW): Moorland Francolin
Estonian: kanarbikufrankoliin (kanarbiku-frankoliinkana)
Finnish: Vuorifrankoliini
French: Francolin montagnard, Francolin montagnard ou F. de l'Elgon
Croatian: planinska jarebica
Italian: Francolino di brughiera, Francolino di montagna
Japanese (romaji): kougenshako
Japanese: コウゲンシャコ
Scientific: Francolinus africanus psilolaemus, Francolinus psilolaemus, Francolinus psilolaemus psilolaemus, Scleroptila [psilolaema or elgonensis], Scleroptila psilolaema, Scleroptila psilolaema psilolaema, Scleroptila psilolaemus
Lithuanian: Viržyninis frankolinas
Dutch: Hooglandfrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Lyngfrankolin
Norwegian: Lyngfrankolin
Polish: frankolin górski
Portuguese: Francolim-das-charnecas
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-etíope
Russian: Горный франколин
Slovak: frankolín slatinový
Serbian: Frankolin iz vresišta, Vresov frankolin
Swedish: Etiopisk frankolin, höglandsfrankolin
Swahili: Kwale-bwawa
Turkish: Funda turacı
Ukrainian: Турач гірський
Chinese: 高地鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 山區沼澤鷓鴣, 山區荒地鷓鴣