Francolinus levaillantoides / Orange River francolin (Scleroptila gutturalis)

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Beobachtungen

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Beschreibung

Systematik: Gattung Scleroptila (Scleroptila); Unterfamilie Perdicinae (Perdicinae); Familie Phasianidae (Phasianidae)
Allgemein: The Orange River francolin (Scleroptila gutturalis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae found in grassland and woodland in Africa.^[2] In the taxa from the northern part of its distribution (Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Uganda and Kenya), the neck-line does not reach the eye and the belly is whitish.^[2] In the southern taxa (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho) the neck-line reaches the eye and the belly is buff.^[2] This has led some authorities to treat them as separate species: The Archer's or acacia francolin (S. gutturalis with subspecies lorti) in the north, and the Orange River francolin (S. levaillantoides with subspecies jugularis) in the south.^[2] [mehr]