Scleroptila afra

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Pangalloanserae
Cladus: Galloanseres
Ordo: Galliformes

Familia: Phasianidae
Genus: Scleroptila
Species: Scleroptila afra
Subspecies:

Synonyms: S. a. proxima – included in nominal.

Name

Scleroptila afra (Latham, 1790)
Synonymy

Perdix afra (protonym)
Francolinus africanus Stephens, 1819 Gen.Zool. p. 323 BHL
Scleroptila africana (Stephens, 1819)

References
Primary references

Latham, J. 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. Volumen II: 467–920. Londini. (Leigh & Sotheby). p. 648 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G., Little, R.M., Crowe, T.M. & Bowie, R.C.K. 2019b. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of ‘true’ francolins: Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Gallini; Francolinus, Ortygornis, Afrocolinus gen. nov., Peliperdix and Scleroptila spp. Ostrich – Journal of African Ornithology 90(3): 191–221. DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2019.1632954 ResearchGate Reference page.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Bergpatrys
English: Grey-winged Francolin

The grey-winged francolin (Scleroptila afra) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.
References

BirdLife International (2016). "Scleroptila afra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678764A92787853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678764A92787853.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.