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Ortygornis
''Ortygornis'' is a genus of bird in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Ortygornis'' was introduced in 1852 by the German naturalist Ludwig Kaiser to accommodate a single species, the grey francolin, which is therefore the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''ortux'' meaning "quail" with ''ornis'' meaning "bird". The genus now contains three species, one found in Sub-Saharan Africa and two found South Asia (with one also being found in Iran). The species are: Of the three species, the crested francolin was formerly placed in its own monotypic genus, '' Dendroperdix'', while the two Asian species were formerly placed in ''Francolinus ''Francolinus'' is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the tribe Gallini in the pheasant family. Species Its three species range from western Asia and central Asia through to southern Asia and south-eastern Asia Southeast Asia, als ...''. Phylogenetic analyses support these three spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortygornis
''Ortygornis'' is a genus of bird in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Ortygornis'' was introduced in 1852 by the German naturalist Ludwig Kaiser to accommodate a single species, the grey francolin, which is therefore the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''ortux'' meaning "quail" with ''ornis'' meaning "bird". The genus now contains three species, one found in Sub-Saharan Africa and two found South Asia (with one also being found in Iran). The species are: Of the three species, the crested francolin was formerly placed in its own monotypic genus, '' Dendroperdix'', while the two Asian species were formerly placed in ''Francolinus ''Francolinus'' is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the tribe Gallini in the pheasant family. Species Its three species range from western Asia and central Asia through to southern Asia and south-eastern Asia Southeast Asia, als ...''. Phylogenetic analyses support these three spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francolin
Francolins are birds in the tribe Gallini that traditionally have been placed in the genus ''Francolinus'', but now commonly are divided into multiple genera. As previously defined, they were paraphyletic as the genus ''Pternistis'', which was previously included in ''Francolinus'', is more closely related to Old World quails than it is to the other francolins. Beginning in 2004, various ornithologists have recommended that it would be clearer to use "spurfowl" for all members of the genus ''Pternistis'' and restrict the use of "francolin" to the other species presently or formerly classified in ''Francolinus''. When ''Pternistis'' is excluded, the francolins form a monophyletic clade that is a sister group to a clade comprising the junglefowl (''Gallus'') and the bamboo partridges (''Bambusicola''); together, these clades compose the tribe Gallini. Although formerly classified in the partridge subfamily Perdicinae, this classification is no longer supported, and they are now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dendroperdix
The crested francolin (''Ortygornis sephaena'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, ''Ortygornis sephaena rovuma'', is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin. Taxonomy Formerly, the crested francolin was classified in its own genus ''Dendroperdix'', but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it groups with the grey francolin (''O. pondicerianus'') and swamp francolin The swamp francolin (''Ortygornis gularis''), also called swamp partridge, is a francolin species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal. It is considered extinct in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. It is ... (''O. gularis''). As a result, all three species were reclassified into the genus ''Ortygornis''. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''O. s. grantii'' (Hartlaub, 1866) * ''O. s. rovuma'' (Gray, GR, 1867) - Kirk's francolin * ''O. s. spilogaster'' (Salvadori, 1888) * ''O. s. zambesiae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Francolin
The grey francolin (''Ortygornis pondicerianus''), also known as "manu moa" or "chicken bird", is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. This species was formerly also called the grey partridge, not to be confused with the European grey partridge. They are mainly ground-living birds and are found in open cultivated lands as well as scrub forest and their local name of ''teetar'' is based on their calls, a loud and repeated ''Ka-tee-tar...tee-tar'' which is produced by one or more birds. The term ''teetar'' can also refer to other partridges and quails. During the breeding season calling males attract challengers, and decoys were used to trap these birds especially for fighting. Taxonomy The grey francolin was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's '' Systema Naturae''. He placed it with all the grouse like birds in the genus ''Tet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crested Francolin
The crested francolin (''Ortygornis sephaena'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, ''Ortygornis sephaena rovuma'', is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin. Taxonomy Formerly, the crested francolin was classified in its own genus ''Dendroperdix'', but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it groups with the grey francolin (''O. pondicerianus'') and swamp francolin The swamp francolin (''Ortygornis gularis''), also called swamp partridge, is a francolin species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal. It is considered extinct in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. It is ... (''O. gularis''). As a result, all three species were reclassified into the genus ''Ortygornis''. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''O. s. grantii'' (Hartlaub, 1866) * ''O. s. rovuma'' (Gray, GR, 1867) - Kirk's francolin * ''O. s. spilogaster'' (Salvadori, 1888) * ''O. s. zambesiae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray Francolin
The grey francolin (''Ortygornis pondicerianus''), also known as "manu moa" or "chicken bird", is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. This species was formerly also called the grey partridge, not to be confused with the European grey partridge. They are mainly ground-living birds and are found in open cultivated lands as well as scrub forest and their local name of ''teetar'' is based on their calls, a loud and repeated ''Ka-tee-tar...tee-tar'' which is produced by one or more birds. The term ''teetar'' can also refer to other partridges and quails. During the breeding season calling males attract challengers, and decoys were used to trap these birds especially for cockfight, fighting. Taxonomy The grey francolin was Species description, formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with all the grouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortygornis Sephaena
The crested francolin (''Ortygornis sephaena'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, ''Ortygornis sephaena rovuma'', is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin. Taxonomy Formerly, the crested francolin was classified in its own genus ''Dendroperdix'', but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it groups with the grey francolin (''O. pondicerianus'') and swamp francolin The swamp francolin (''Ortygornis gularis''), also called swamp partridge, is a francolin species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal. It is considered extinct in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. It is ... (''O. gularis''). As a result, all three species were reclassified into the genus ''Ortygornis''. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''O. s. grantii'' (Hartlaub, 1866) * ''O. s. rovuma'' (Gray, GR, 1867) - Kirk's francolin * ''O. s. spilogaster'' (Salvadori, 1888) * ''O. s. zambesiae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Francolin
The grey francolin (''Ortygornis pondicerianus''), also known as "manu moa" or "chicken bird", is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. This species was formerly also called the grey partridge, not to be confused with the European grey partridge. They are mainly ground-living birds and are found in open cultivated lands as well as scrub forest and their local name of ''teetar'' is based on their calls, a loud and repeated ''Ka-tee-tar...tee-tar'' which is produced by one or more birds. The term ''teetar'' can also refer to other partridges and quails. During the breeding season calling males attract challengers, and decoys were used to trap these birds especially for fighting. Taxonomy The grey francolin was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's '' Systema Naturae''. He placed it with all the grouse like birds in the genus ''Tet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortygornis Pondicerianus
The grey francolin (''Ortygornis pondicerianus''), also known as "manu moa" or "chicken bird", is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. This species was formerly also called the grey partridge, not to be confused with the European grey partridge. They are mainly ground-living birds and are found in open cultivated lands as well as scrub forest and their local name of ''teetar'' is based on their calls, a loud and repeated ''Ka-tee-tar...tee-tar'' which is produced by one or more birds. The term ''teetar'' can also refer to other partridges and quails. During the breeding season calling males attract challengers, and decoys were used to trap these birds especially for cockfight, fighting. Taxonomy The grey francolin was Species description, formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with all the grouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
