Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Orange River Francolin (Francolinus levaillantoides) - HBW 2, p. 494
French: Francolin d'Archer
German: Archerfrankolin
Spanish: Francolín del Orange
Other common names: Archer's Francolin; Acacia/Ethiopian Francolin (gutturalis/lorti)
Taxonomy: Perdix levaillantoides A. Smith, 1836, upper reaches of Orange River.
Forms superspecies with F. psilolaemus and F. shelleyi. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Scleroptila with F. streptophorus, F. finschi, F. levaillantii, F. africanus, F. psilolaemus and F. shelleyi. Several other races have been described, but their validity is doubtful: pallidor and kalaharica normally included in nominate levaillantoides; cunenensis in jugularis; and archeri in lorti. Race gutturalis (incorporating l.. View all taxonomy...
Forms superspecies with F. psilolaemus and F. shelleyi. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Scleroptila with F. streptophorus, F. finschi, F. levaillantii, F. africanus, F. psilolaemus and F. shelleyi. Several other races have been described, but their validity is doubtful: pallidor and kalaharica normally included in nominate levaillantoides; cunenensis in jugularis; and archeri in lorti. Race gutturalis (incorporating lorti) has been considered to constitute a separate species. F. gariepensis is a synonym for present species. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gutturalis (Rüppell, 1835) - N Ethiopia.
- lorti Sharpe, 1897 - Sudan E through S Ethiopia to Somalia, and S to Uganda.
- jugularis Büttikofer, 1889 - SW Angola and N Namibia.
- levaillantoides (A. Smith, 1836) - E Namibia, S Botswana, N & W South Africa and Lesotho.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Covey of four birds foraging
Locality Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve, North West Province, South Africa (ssp levaillantoides)
Steven W. Evans 9 September 2012 39 weeks ago 3.8 -
Perched on ground
Locality Mai Seraw, Southern Region, Eritrea (ssp gutturalis)
Jason Anderson 28 May 2009 2 years ago 2.7 -
Calling from a rocky hillside next to the small lake at Daan Viljoen. 2 individuals were calling to each other at 11:30am. The c
Locality Daan Viljoen Game Park, Khomas Region, Namibia (ssp levaillantoides)
Charles Hesse 11 November 2009 3 years ago 2
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Calling from a rocky hillside next to the small lake at Daan Viljoen. Locality Daan Viljoen Game Park, Khomas Region, Namibia
(ssp levaillantoides)
Charles Hesse 11 November 2009 3 years ago 4
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