Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pheasants and Partridges :: Crested Francolin

Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena

Described by: Smith, A. (1836)
Alternate common name(s): Kirk's Francolin
Old scientific name(s): Peliperdix sephaena, Dendroperdix sephaena

Photographs

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania - Feb 3, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Tarangire National Park, Tanzania - Feb 3, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Tarangire National Park, Tanzania - Feb 3, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Botswana - Aug, 1999 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

E. Africa; Angola;
Small isolated population in Angola;
(1) E. Ethiopia, Somalia and ne. Kenya (near Moyale).
(2) Se. Sudan and w. Ethiopia, ex. ne. Zaire, Uganda and Kenya (widespread except in sw.) to c. Tanzania.
(3) Ne. Somalia and e. Kenya (coastal lowlands) s. to Tanzania, Malawi and c. Mozambique.
(4) S. Angola, nw. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana, s. Zambia, nw. Zimbabwe, s. Malawi and wc. Mozambique.
(5) Se. Botswana and se. Zimbabwe to s. Mozambique and ne. South Africa (e. Natal, Transvaal, Swaziland).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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