Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pheasants and Partridges :: Red-billed Francolin

Red-billed Francolin Francolinus adspersus

Described by: Waterhouse (1838)
Alternate common name(s): Red-billed Spurfowl
Old scientific name(s): Pternistis adspersus, Notocolinus adspersus

Photographs

Zimbabwe - Aug, 1999 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Oct, 2008 © Nancy Bell 
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Range

S. Africa;
Two or three populations;
(1) S. Angola, Namibia and Botswana.
(2) Ne. Namibia, sw. Zambia and nw. Botswana, ex. cw. Zimbabwe and ex. cn. South Africa in ne. Cape Province.
Probably introduced successfully to Hawaii.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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