Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Guy M. Kirwan, Josep del Hoyo, Philip J. K. McGowan, David Christie, Nigel Collar, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Laeveldpatrys |
| Catalan | francolí de Shelley |
| Czech | frankolín Shelleyův |
| Dutch | Miombofrankolijn |
| English | Shelley's Francolin |
| English (United States) | Shelley's Francolin |
| French | Francolin de Shelley |
| French (France) | Francolin de Shelley |
| German | Shelleyfrankolin |
| Norwegian | miombofrankolin |
| Polish | frankolin rdzawoboczny (shelleyi) |
| Russian | Кустарниковый франколин |
| Serbian | Šelijev frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolín skalný |
| Spanish | Francolín de Shelley (shelleyi) |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín de Shelley (shelleyi) |
| Swedish | Shelleys frankolin |
| Turkish | Shelley Turacı |
| Ukrainian | Турач Шелі |
| Zulu | isikhwehlesimqalamhlophe |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Leo Gilman copy edited the account.
Scleroptila shelleyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1890)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus shelleyi
Ogilvie-Grant, 1890. Ibis, p.348.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Natal; Swaziland; Matabeleland; type from the UmvuU River, Matabeleland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SCLEROPTILA
- shelleyi
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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 Shelley's Francolin
