Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (5)
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bospatrys |
| Catalan | francolí de capell |
| Czech | frankolín čapkový |
| Dutch | Kuiffrankolijn |
| English | Crested Francolin |
| English (South Africa) | Crested/Kirk's Francolin |
| English (United States) | Crested Francolin |
| French | Francolin huppé |
| French (France) | Francolin huppé |
| German | Schopffrankolin |
| Japanese | カミナガシャコ |
| Norwegian | krattfrankolin |
| Polish | frankolin czubaty |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Francolim-de-poupa |
| Russian | Хохлатый франколин |
| Serbian | Ćubasti frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolín čepcový |
| Spanish | Francolín Capirotado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín capirotado |
| Swedish | tofsfrankolin |
| Turkish | Tepeli Turaç |
| Ukrainian | Турач чубатий |
| Zulu | isikhwehlesiqhova |
Ortygornis sephaena (Smith, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Perdix Sephaena
Smith, 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.), p.55.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Marikwa [= Marico] River and Limpopo River, Transvaal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ORTYGORNIS
- sephaena
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Crested Francolin
