Schlegel's francolin (''Campocolinus schlegelii'') is a species of
bird
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in the family
Phasianidae
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. It is found in
Cameroon
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, the
Central African Republic
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,
Chad
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, and
South Sudan
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. According to the IUCN Red List, in which the species is rated as "least concern", the global population is unknown, but there have been no fluctuations in population.
[
Formerly classified in the genus '']Peliperdix
Latham's francolin (''Peliperdix lathami'') or the forest francolin, is a species of bird in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Peliperdix''. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central Afr ...
'', a 2020 study found it, the white-throated francolin
The white-throated francolin (''Campocolinus albogularis'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, ...
(''C. albogularis''), and the coqui francolin
The Coqui francolin (''Campocolinus coqui'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
Taxonomy
Formerly classified in the genus ''Peliperdix'', a 2020 study found it, the white-throated francolin (''C. albogularis''), and Schlegel's fr ...
(''C. coqui'') to together comprise a new genus ''Campocolinus
''Campocolinus'' is a genus of Bird, birds in the francolin group of the family Phasianinae, Phasianidae. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Species
It contains three species, all of which were formerly classified in ''Peliperdix''. The specie ...
''. The International Ornithological Congress
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has accepted these findings.
References
Campocolinus
Birds of Central Africa
Birds described in 1863
Taxa named by Theodor von Heuglin
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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