The ring-necked francolin (''Scleroptila streptophora'') is a

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in the

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. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007

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.See BirdLife International (2007a. b).

References

* BirdLife International (2007)
Ring-necked Francolin - BirdLife Species Factsheet
Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.

ring-necked francolin The ring-necked francolin (''Scleroptila streptophora'') is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least C ...

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