Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Red-necked Francolin (Francolinus afer) - HBW 2, p. 500
French: Francolin à gorge rouge
German: Rotkehlfrankolin
Spanish: Francolín Gorgirrojo
Other common names: Bare throated Francolin, Red necked Spurfowl; Cranch's Francolin (cranchii)
Taxonomy: Tetrao afer P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Benguela, Angola.
Forms superspecies with F. leucoscepus, F. rufopictus and F. swainsonii, although F. swainsonii sometimes excluded because of overlap with present species. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Pternistis with 23 other species. Several other races have been described, but doubtfully valid: loangwae included in melanogaster; and intercedens in cranchii; validity of several of the races currently accepted is also doubtful. Race cranchii (incorporating leucoparaeus and <.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Tetrao afer P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Benguela, Angola.
Forms superspecies with F. leucoscepus, F. rufopictus and F. swainsonii, although F. swainsonii sometimes excluded because of overlap with present species. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Pternistis with 23 other species. Several other races have been described, but doubtfully valid: loangwae included in melanogaster; and intercedens in cranchii; validity of several of the races currently accepted is also doubtful. Race cranchii (incorporating leucoparaeus and harterti) has been separated as distinct species. Nominate afer hybridizes with F. swainsonii near Harare, NE Zimbabwe. Seven subspecies currently recognized.
Forms superspecies with F. leucoscepus, F. rufopictus and F. swainsonii, although F. swainsonii sometimes excluded because of overlap with present species. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Pternistis with 23 other species. Several other races have been described, but doubtfully valid: loangwae included in melanogaster; and intercedens in cranchii; validity of several of the races currently accepted is also doubtful. Race cranchii (incorporating leucoparaeus and harterti) has been separated as distinct species. Nominate afer hybridizes with F. swainsonii near Harare, NE Zimbabwe. Seven subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cranchii (Leach, 1818) - W Congo E to E Africa, around L Victoria, and S to NE Zambia.
- harterti (Reichenow, 1909) - around N shore of L Tanganyika in Ruzizi Valley, Burundi, and NE Tanzania and E Zaire.
- leucoparaeus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884 - Kenya, from R Tana to Tanzanian border.
- cranchii (Leach, 1818) - W Congo E to E Africa, around L Victoria, and S to NE Zambia.
- harterti (Reichenow, 1909) - around N shore of L Tanganyika in Ruzizi Valley, Burundi, and NE Tanzania and E Zaire.
- leucoparaeus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884 - Kenya, from R Tana to Tanzanian border.
- afer (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - W Angola and extreme NW Namibia.
- melanogaster (Neumann, 1898) - Mozambique (N of R Zambezi), E Tanzania and E Zambia.
- swynnertoni (W. L. Sclater, 1921) - SE Zimbabwe E to C Mozambique (S of R Zambezi).
- castaneiventer (Gunning & Roberts, 1911) - South Africa, from S & E Cape Province E to R Limpopo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male displaying, chasing a female and calling Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp cranchii)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 4 years ago 35 sec 5 -
Two birds feeding and then a bird standing while a male makes its advertising call Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp cranchii)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 4 years ago 37 sec 4.9 -
Three birds foraging on the ground Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (ssp cranchii)
Josep del Hoyo 13 September 2006 4 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
walking in the gras and preening Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp cranchii)
Daniêl Jimenez 22 September 2010 52 weeks ago 54 sec 4 -
Four birds walking and foraging on the ground, and running away at the end Locality Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (ssp leucoparaeus)
Peter van Dam 28 August 2006 4 years ago 39 sec 4 -
A bird foraging and walking Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (ssp cranchii)
Josep del Hoyo 13 September 2006 4 years ago 29 sec 3.8
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Red-necked francolin wandering around in the savannah.
Locality Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
zari 5 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4.5 -
Group feeding 2
Locality Tanzania (ssp cranchii )
Antoni Fraguas 1 November 2010 8 weeks ago 3.8 -
Close up of an adult's head in the garden of Kingfisher Country House
Locality Wilderness, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp castaneiventer)
Martin Flack 26 October 2011 10 weeks ago 3.7 -
Group feeding 1
Locality Tanzania (ssp cranchii )
Antoni Fraguas 1 November 2010 8 weeks ago 3.5 -
Adult male walking in the grass.
Locality Drakensberg Mountains, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (ssp castaneiventer)
Carmelo López 14 November 2010 51 weeks ago 3.3 -
Adult in the garden of Kingfisher Country House
Locality Wilderness, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp castaneiventer)
Martin Flack 26 October 2011 10 weeks ago 3.3
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Calls from within bushes in open scrubland. 7:39am. Locality Bathurst, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp castaneiventer)
Charles Hesse 27 August 2010 1 year ago 4
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