Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Grey-breasted Francolin (Francolinus rufopictus) - HBW 2, p. 499
French: Francolin à poitrine grise
German: Graubrustfrankolin
Spanish: Francolín del Victoria
Other common names: Grey-breasted Spurfowl
Taxonomy: Pternistes rufopictus Reichenow, 1887, Wembere Steppe, Tanzania.
Forms superspecies with F. leucoscepus, F. afer and F. swainsonii. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Pternistis with 23 other species. Local hybridization with F. leucoscepus has been reported. Monotypic.
Distribution: NW Tanzania, from L Victoria to Serengeti and S to Wembere.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult
Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
Martin Hale 28 July 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
found in wet area on ground after rain.
Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
owlbird 29 October 2012 30 weeks ago 3.5 -
Adult male
Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
Jakub Alchimowicz 23 January 2011 37 weeks ago 3.5 -
aka Grey-breasted Spurfowl. male and female
Locality Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Nik Borrow 13 March 2006 4 years ago 3.5 -
A bird on a grassland.
Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 October 1980 25 weeks ago 2.9
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