Scleroptila afra
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Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Phasianidae
Genus: Scleroptila
Species: Scleroptila afra
Subspecies:
- Synonyms: S. a. proxima – included in nominal.
Name
editScleroptila afra (Latham, 1790)
Synonymy
edit- Perdix afra (protonym)
- Francolinus africanus Stephens, 1819 Gen.Zool. p. 323 BHL
- Scleroptila africana (Stephens, 1819)
References
editPrimary references
edit- Latham, J. 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. Volumen II: 467–920. Londini. (Leigh & Sotheby). p. 648 BHL Reference page.
Additional references
edit- Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G., Little, R.M., Crowe, T.M. & Bowie, R.C.K. 2019b. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of ‘true’ francolins: Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Gallini; Francolinus, Ortygornis, Afrocolinus gen. nov., Peliperdix and Scleroptila spp. Ostrich – Journal of African Ornithology 90(3): 191–221. DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2019.1632954 ResearchGate Reference page.
Vernacular names
editAfrikaans: Bergpatrys
English: Grey-winged Francolin
English: Grey-winged Francolin