Finsch's francolin (Scleroptila finschi) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, parts of Cameroon, and Gabon.
| Finsch's francolin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Scleroptila |
| Species: | S. finschi
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| Binomial name | |
| Scleroptila finschi (Barboza du Bocage, 1881)
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| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus finschi | |
The common name and scientific name commemorate the German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch (8 August 1839 - 31 January 1917, Braunschweig).[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Scleroptila finschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678760A92787669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678760A92787669.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Birds? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 127.
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