| 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.
It contains three species, all of which were formerly classified in Peliperdix . The species are: [1] [2]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. | |
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