Ring-necked francolin

Ring-necked francolin
Illustration by Keulemans, 1893
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Perdicinae
Genus: Scleroptila
Species: S. streptophorus
Binomial name
Scleroptila streptophorus
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Francolinus streptophorus
  • Scleroptila streptophora

The ring-necked francolin (Scleroptila streptophorus) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Scleroptila streptophora ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. See BirdLife International (2007a. b).
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