Ring-necked francolin
| Ring-necked francolin | |
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| 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) | |
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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.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ See BirdLife International (2007a. b).
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Francolinus streptophorus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 27 August 2007.
- BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
- BirdLife International (2007b): Ring-necked Francolin - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
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