Ring-necked Francolin / Scleroptila streptophora
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Ring-necked Francolin
SCI Name:
Protonym: Francolinus streptophorus Ibis p.126
Taxonomy: Galliformes / Phasianidae / Scleroptila
Taxonomy Code: rinfra2
Type Locality: Eastern Africa, type from Mount Elgon.
Author: Ogilvie-Grant
Publish Year: 1891
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
SCLEROPTILA
(Phasianidae; Ϯ Red-winged Francolin S. levaillantii) Gr. σκληρος sklēros stiff; πτιλον ptilon feather; "Genus PTERNESTIS, Wagler. ... Subgenus SCLEROPTILA, Blyth. 1496. SCL. LEVAILLANTII (Pl. Col. 477; A. Smith, Zool. S. Africa, Aves, pl. 85). SYN. Perdix Levaillantii, Temminck. ... 1497. SCL. AFRA. SYN. Perdix afra, Latham" (Blyth 1849).
Var. Schloptera, Scleroptera.
streptophora / streptophorus
Gr. στρεπτοφορος streptophoros collared < στρεπτος streptos collar < στρεφω strephō to twist; -φορος -phoros -carrying < φερω pherō to carry.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: 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)
