Red-winged francolin
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The red-winged francolin (Scleroptila levaillantii) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
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Red-winged francolin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Scleroptila |
Species: | S. levaillantii |
Binomial name | |
Scleroptila levaillantii (Valenciennes, 1825) | |
Synonyms | |
Francolinus levaillantii |
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Elgon francolin (Francolinus elgonensis) may be a hybrid between the red-winged francolin and the moorland francolin.[2]