Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Shelley's Francolin (Francolinus shelleyi) - HBW 2, p. 494
French: Francolin de Shelley
German: Shelleyfrankolin
Spanish: Francolín de Shelley
Taxonomy: Francolinus shelleyi Ogilvie Grant, 1890, Hartley Hills, Umfuli River, Zimbabwe.
Forms superspecies with F. psilolaemus and F. levaillantoides. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Scleroptila with F. streptophorus, F. finschi, F. levaillantii, F. africanus, F. psilolaemus and F. levaillantoides. Several other races have been described, but validity doubtful: uluensis, canidorsalis and sequestris all normally included within nominate shelleyi. Dubious race uluensis has alternatively been considered a race of F. africanus.. View all taxonomy...
Forms superspecies with F. psilolaemus and F. levaillantoides. Recently proposed reorganization of Francolinus places present species in genus Scleroptila with F. streptophorus, F. finschi, F. levaillantii, F. africanus, F. psilolaemus and F. levaillantoides. Several other races have been described, but validity doubtful: uluensis, canidorsalis and sequestris all normally included within nominate shelleyi. Dubious race uluensis has alternatively been considered a race of F. africanus. Race elgonensis of F. psilolaemus has been considered to belong to present species. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- shelleyi Ogilvie Grant, 1890 - S Uganda and SW Kenya S through Tanzania, S Zambia, S Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to NE South Africa and Swaziland.
- whytei Neumann, 1908 - SE Zaire, N Zambia and N Malawi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult panting in the heat Locality Nairobi National Park, Kenya (ssp shelleyi)
Brooke Clibbon 7 December 2002 5 years ago 15 sec 4.3
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Crossing sandy road
Locality Itulu Hill Forest Reserve, Tanzania
Jason Anderson 22 January 2011 51 weeks ago 2.4
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