Campocolinus | |
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C. coqui | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Tribe: | Gallini |
Genus: | Campocolinus Crowe et al, 2020 |
Type species | |
Campocolinus coqui | |
Species | |
Campocolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
It contains three species, all of which were formerly classified in Peliperdix. The species are:[1][2]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Coqui francolin | Campocolinus coqui | Sahel and Ethiopia. | |
White-throated francolin | Campocolinus albogularis | Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Zambia. | |
Schlegel's francolin | Campocolinus schlegelii | Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, and South Sudan. | |
References
- ↑ Crowe, Timothy M.; Mandiwana-Neudani, Tshifhiwa G.; Donsker, David B.; Bowie, Rauri CK; Little, Robin M. (2020-04-02). "Resolving nomenclatural 'confusion' vis-à-vis Latham's Francolin (Francolinus/Peliperdix/Afrocolinus lathami) and the 'Red-tailed' francolins (Francolinus/Ortygornis/Peliperdix spp.)". Ostrich. 91 (2): 134–136. doi:10.2989/00306525.2020.1723140. ISSN 0030-6525. S2CID 219442370.
- ↑ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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