Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus - Francolin noir

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Phasianidés

  • Genus
    :

    Francolinus

  • Species
    :

    francolinus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 36 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 50 à 55 cm.
  • Weight
    : 400 à 500 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Francolin noir
♂ adult
Francolin noir
♀ adult

Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

  • Francolinus francolinus francolinus (Cyprus and Asia Minor south to Israel and east to Iran and Turkmenistan)
  • Francolinus francolinus arabistanicus (c and s Iraq, sw Iran)
  • Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi (s Iran, s Afghanistan, sw Pakistan)
  • Francolinus francolinus henrici (s Pakistan, w India)
  • Francolinus francolinus asiae (w and c India, Nepal, Bhutan)
  • Francolinus francolinus melanonotus (e India, Bangladesh)

Foreign names

  • Francolin noir,
  • Francolín ventrinegro,
  • francolim-escuro,
  • Halsbandfrankolin,
  • örvös frankolin,
  • Zwarte Frankolijn,
  • Francolino,
  • svart frankolin,
  • Halsbåndfrankolin,
  • frankolín tmavý,
  • frankolín obecný,
  • Sort Frankolin,
  • mustafrankoliini,
  • francolí pitnegre,
  • Svarthæna,
  • frankolin obrożny,
  • melnais frankolins,
  • frankolin,
  • Турач,
  • ムナグロシャコ,
  • 黑鹧鸪,
  • 黑鷓鴣,

Voice song and cries

Francolin noir
♂ adult

Habitat

Francolin noir
♂ adult

Shrubland : Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Francolin noir
published: - Updated: 06-10-2005
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