Scleroptila levaillantii

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
Ordo: 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 levaillantii
Subspecies: S. l. crawshayi – S. l. kikuyuensis – S. l. levaillantii

Synonyms: S. l. benguellensis – S. l. clayi – S. l. momboloensis – included in kikuyuensis.

Name

Scleroptila levaillantii (Valenciennes, 1825)
Synonymy

Perdix levaillantii (protonym)
Francolinus levaillantii (Valenciennes, 1825)

References
Primary references

Dictionnaire des Sciences naturelles 38 p. 441

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: Rooivlerkpatrys
English: Red-winged Francolin
français: Francolin de Levaillant
português: Francolim-d'asa-vermelha

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.

Elgon francolin (Francolinus elgonensis) may be a hybrid between the red-winged francolin and the moorland francolin.[2]
References

BirdLife International (2016). "Scleroptila levaillantii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678769A92788045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678769A92788045.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
McCarthy, Eugene M. (2006). Handbook of avian hybrids of the world. Oxford University Press US. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-19-518323-8.