Shelley's francolin

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Shelley's francolin
FrancolinusShelleyiKeulemans.jpg
Illustration by Keulemans, 1893
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Scleroptila
Species:
S. shelleyi
Binomial name
Scleroptila shelleyi
Synonyms
  • Francolinus shelleyi
  • Francolinus uluensis

Shelley's francolin (Scleroptila shelleyi) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. The species is named after Sir Edward Shelley, cousin of George Ernest Shelley. IOC 15.1 recognizes the following subspecies: [2]

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In Ithala Game Reserve Shelley's Francolin.jpg
In Ithala Game Reserve

Distribution and habitat

It is found in grassy woodlands and grasslands in Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International. (2024). "Scleroptila shelleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T22728223A263712313. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22728223A263712313.en . Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". worldbirdnames.org. 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union . Retrieved 4 June 2025.
Subspecies S. s. uluensis, illustration by Keulemans, 1893 FrancolinusUluensisKeulemans.jpg
Subspecies S. s. uluensis, illustration by Keulemans, 1893


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