Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Crested Francolin (Francolinus sephaena) - HBW 2, p. 493
French: Francolin huppé
German: Schopffrankolin
Spanish: Francolín Capirotado
Taxonomy: Perdix Sephaena A. Smith, 1836, Marico River and Limpopo River, western Transvaal.
Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Peliperdix with F. coqui, F. albogularis, F. schlegelii and F. lathami. Has been included with F. streptophorus in genus Dendroperdix. Race rovuma has been considered separate species, but hybridizes extensively with spilogaster in Kenya; this tendency has been attributed to destruction of habitat by humans. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- spilogaster Salvadori, 1888 - E Ethiopia, Somalia and NE Kenya.
- grantii Hartlaub, 1866 - S Sudan and W Ethiopia S to NC Tanzania.
- rovuma G. R. Gray, 1867 - Kenyan coast S to N Mozambique.
- spilogaster Salvadori, 1888 - E Ethiopia, Somalia and NE Kenya.
- grantii Hartlaub, 1866 - S Sudan and W Ethiopia S to NC Tanzania.
- rovuma G. R. Gray, 1867 - Kenyan coast S to N Mozambique.
- zambesiae Mackworth Praed, 1920 - WC Mozambique W to NW Namibia and S Angola.
- sephaena (A. Smith, 1836) - SE Botswana, SE Zimbabwe, S Mozambique and NE South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing Locality Paraa Safari Lodge, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp grantii)
Josep del Hoyo 28 August 2006 6 years ago 43 sec 4.6 -
A bird walking and becoming alert Locality Paraa Safari Lodge, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp grantii)
Josep del Hoyo 28 August 2006 6 years ago 36 sec 4.6 -
A bird feeding Locality Paraa Safari Lodge, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp grantii)
Josep del Hoyo 28 August 2006 6 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
Birds moving in habitat. Locality Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp sephaena)
Doug and Denise Norris 7 September 2008 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 26 sec 4.2 -
A group of birds walking on a path Locality Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa (ssp sephaena)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 5 years ago 21 sec 4 -
An adult walking through the bush Locality Matusadona National Park, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe (ssp zambesiae)
Greg Baker 8 September 1999 1 year ago 16 sec 3.8
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A bird on the ground
Locality Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
Krzysztof Blachowiak 22 September 2011 39 weeks ago 4.4 -
Adult standing
Locality Tsavo West National Park, Kenya (ssp grantii)
Nik Borrow 18 November 2008 11 weeks ago 4.4 -
Near the lodge early in the morning
Locality Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Serowe, Central District, Botswana (ssp sephaena)
Marco Valentini 25 August 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Common in the park
Locality Tarangire National Park, Tanzania (ssp grantii)
SteinNilsen 27 November 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
3 birds on a tree stump
Locality Tarangire National Park, Tanzania (ssp grantii)
rainer seifert 9 February 2013 11 weeks ago 4 -
An adult bird
Locality Shebelle (Uebi Scebeli) River, Somalia (ssp spilogaster)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 1990 24 weeks ago 4
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Short call. By the roadside near Kanniedood hide. 5:33am. Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
(ssp sephaena)
Charles Hesse 24 December 2009 3 years ago 4
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