Gray-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Nárgila Moura, Guy M. Kirwan, Philip J. K. McGowan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published April 5, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bergpatrys |
| Catalan | francolí jugular |
| Czech | frankolín jihoafrický |
| Dutch | Grijsvleugelfrankolijn |
| English | Gray-winged Francolin |
| English (United States) | Gray-winged Francolin |
| French | Francolin à ailes grises |
| French (France) | Francolin à ailes grises |
| German | Grauflügelfrankolin |
| Japanese | ハイバネシャコ |
| Norwegian | gråvingefrankolin |
| Polish | frankolin szaroskrzydły |
| Russian | Серокрылый франколин |
| Serbian | Sivokrili frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolín sivokrídly |
| Spanish | Francolín Aligrís |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín aligrís |
| Swedish | gråvingad frankolin |
| Turkish | Yayla Turacı |
| Ukrainian | Турач сірокрилий |
| Zulu | ithendelelimlotha |
Revision Notes
Nárgila Moura revised the account. Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Claire Walter contributed to the Identification page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Scleroptila afra (Latham, 1790)
PROTONYM:
Perdix afra
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2, p.648.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SCLEROPTILA
- afra
The Key to Scientific Names
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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
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Gray-winged Francolin
