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Black Francolin
Francolinus francolinus · Family Phasianidae
Francolinus francolinus
Family Phasianidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 64,190
- Countries and territories with records
- 75
About this species
This species has 64,190 occurrence records from 75 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (41.3%), the United States (15.1%), Israel (12.3%), Cyprus (9.3%) and Türkiye (5%); together they account for 83% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 0.043% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Francolinus francolinus combines the genus name Francolinus with the species epithet francolinus. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Francolinus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Francolinus pictus and Francolinus pintadeanus.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 164 species of the family Phasianidae. This species ranks 26th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Phasianus colchicus. Its record count is 76.5% of the family average (83,905). The family Phasianidae belongs to the order Galliformes, which has 278 species in the Warbla app catalog.