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[[Image:Shelleys_Francolin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by nkgray<br />Photo taken: Muntshe, southern Kruger Park.]] | [[Image:Shelleys_Francolin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by nkgray<br />Photo taken: Muntshe, southern Kruger Park.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 28-31 cm. The throat is white with a black edge. The breast and flanks have chestnut stripes, and the belly is barred black and white. In flight, differs from the similar [[Red-winged Francolin]] in that only the primaries are reddish. | Length 28-31 cm. The throat is white with a black edge. The breast and flanks have chestnut stripes, and the belly is barred black and white. In flight, differs from the similar [[Red-winged Francolin]] in that only the primaries are reddish. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania | + | [[Africa]]: [[Uganda]] (possibly no more?), [[Rwanda]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], southern [[Malawi]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Mozambique]], [[South Africa]] and [[eSwatini]]. Populations are not contiguous. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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| + | [[Whyte's Francolin]] was formerly included here. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Grassland with scattered acacia, savanna and open woodland - usually rocky areas. | Grassland with scattered acacia, savanna and open woodland - usually rocky areas. | ||
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It is a shy bird. The diet includes insects, small molluscs, seeds, bulbs and roots. | It is a shy bird. The diet includes insects, small molluscs, seeds, bulbs and roots. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | A repeated ''til-it, til-leoo'' or ''I'll-drink yer-beer'', | + | A repeated ''til-it, til-leoo'' or ''I'll-drink yer-beer'', generally only heard in early morning. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Francolinus+ | + | {{GSearch|"Scleroptila shelleyi" {{!}} "Francolinus shelleyi" {{!}} Shelley+Francolin}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | {{GS-checked}}1<br /><br /> |
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Latest revision as of 01:22, 3 March 2023
- Scleroptila shelleyi
Francolinus shelleyi
Identification
Length 28-31 cm. The throat is white with a black edge. The breast and flanks have chestnut stripes, and the belly is barred black and white. In flight, differs from the similar Red-winged Francolin in that only the primaries are reddish.
Distribution
Africa: Uganda (possibly no more?), Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, southern Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and eSwatini. Populations are not contiguous.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Whyte's Francolin was formerly included here.
Habitat
Grassland with scattered acacia, savanna and open woodland - usually rocky areas.
Behaviour
It is a shy bird. The diet includes insects, small molluscs, seeds, bulbs and roots.
Vocalisation
A repeated til-it, til-leoo or I'll-drink yer-beer, generally only heard in early morning.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Shelley's Francolin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Shelley%27s_Francolin
External Links
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