Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (16)
- Monotypic
Guy M. Kirwan, Josep del Hoyo, Philip J. K. McGowan, David Christie, and Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | francolí del mont Elgon |
| Czech | frankolín elgonský |
| Dutch | Elgonfrankolijn |
| English | Elgon Francolin |
| English (United States) | Elgon Francolin |
| French | Francolin de l'Elgon |
| French (France) | Francolin de l'Elgon |
| German | Elgonfrankolin |
| Norwegian | kastanjebrystfrankolin |
| Polish | frankolin górski (elgonensis) |
| Serbian | Kenijski vresov frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolín ugandský |
| Spanish | Francolín Etíope (elgonensis) |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín etíope (elgonensis) |
| Turkish | Eglon Turacı |
| Ukrainian | Турач елгонський |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Leo Gilman copy edited the account.
Scleroptila elgonensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus elgonensis
Ogilvie-Grant, 1891. Ibis, p.126.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mt. Elgon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SCLEROPTILA
- elgonense / elgonensis
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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)
- Year-round
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Distribution of the Elgon Francolin
