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The Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) belongs to the family Phasianidae under the order Galliformes.
Black francolin taxonomy
The Phasianidae is a family of ground-living birds like partridges, tragopans, peafowls and chickens.The family Phasianidae was first introduced by Thomas Horsfield M.D. (May 12, 1773 – July 24, 1859), an American physician and naturalist, in the year 1821.
The family Phasianidae is tentatively divided into four subfamilies. The subfamily Perdicinae was described by Thomas Horsfield in 1821.
The subfamily Perdicinae comprises twenty-five genera, including genus Francolinus. The genus Francolinus was introduced by James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852), an English entomologist and naturalist, in the year 1819.
The genus Francolinus is polytypic and comprises five species, including Francolinus francolinus. The species Francolinus francolinus was introduced by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778).
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Francolinus francolinus |
| Species: | F. francolinus |
| Genus: | Francolinus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Black francolin - Francolinus francolinus Photo by Koshy Koshy |
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| 2.Black francolin - Francolinus francolinus Photo by Koshy Koshy |
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| 3.Black francolin - Francolinus francolinus Photo by USDA NRCS Photo Gallery |
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| 4.Black francolin - Francolinus francolinus Photo by Kishore Bhargava |
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| 5.Black francolin female - Francolinus francolinus Photo by Shashank.shekhar29 |
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| 6.Black francolin - Francolinus francolinus Photo by Tony Hisgett |
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| 7.Black francolin - Francolinus francolinus Photo by Dibyendu Ash |
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| 8.Black francolin - Francolinus francolinus eggs Photo by Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer |
1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Francolin_(27764995243).jpg (cropped)
Author: Koshy Koshy | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/12/18
2.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/6978394403/ (cropped)
Author: Koshy Koshy | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/12/18
3.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRCSHI03026_-_Hawaii_(2117)(NRCS_Photo_Gallery).jpg (cropped)
Author: USDA NRCS | License: Public domain
4.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kbhargava/32518720514/ (cropped)
Author: Kishore Bhargava | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/12/18
5.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Shashank.shekhar29 | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 6/12/18
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francolinus_francolinus_1.jpg (cropped)
Author: Tony Hisgett | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/12/18
7.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Dibyendu Ash | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 6/12/18
8.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francolinus_francolinus_MWNH_1117.JPG (cropped)
Author: Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/12/18
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