Campocolinus
Appearance
Campocolinus | |
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C. coqui | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Tribe: | Gallini |
Genus: | Campocolinus Croweet al,2020 |
Type species | |
Campocolinus coqui | |
Species | |
Campocolinusis a genus ofbirdsin thefrancolingroup of the familyPhasianidae.They are found inSub-Saharan Africa.
Species[edit]
It contains three species, all of which were formerly classified inPeliperdix.The species are:[1][2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Coqui francolin | Campocolinus coqui (Smith, 1836) |
Sahel and Ethiopia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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White-throated francolin | Campocolinus albogularis (Hartlaub, 1854) |
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Zambia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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Schlegel's francolin
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Campocolinus schlegelii (Heuglin, 1863) |
Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, and South Sudan | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References[edit]
- ^Crowe, Timothy M.; Mandiwana-Neudani, Tshifhiwa G.; Donsker, David B.; Bowie, Rauri CK; Little, Robin M. (2020-04-02)."Resolving nomenclatural 'confusion' vis-à-vis Latham's Francolin (Francolinus/Peliperdix/Afrocolinus lathami) and the 'Red-tailed' francolins (Francolinus/Ortygornis/Peliperdix spp.)".Ostrich.91(2): 134–136.Bibcode:2020Ostri..91..134C.doi:10.2989/00306525.2020.1723140.ISSN0030-6525.S2CID219442370.
- ^"Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List".Retrieved2021-07-14.