Francolinus natalensis

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 868 meters (2,847 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     1.9     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane   
  
•     2     Savanna   
  
•     2.1     Savanna - Dry   
  
•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.5     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.6     Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded   
  
•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Howard and Moore, 3rd Edition • Pternistis natalensis (A. Smith

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Smith,A. South African Quart. J. 2: 64, 1833.

Last scrutiny: 08-Jun-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Francolinus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 63 species and subspecies in this genus:

F. adspersus (Red-Billed Francolin) · F. adspersus adspersus (Red-Billed Francolin) · F. afer (Angola Red-Necked Partridge) · F. afer afer (Bare-Throated Francolin) · F. africanus (Grey-Winged Frankolin) · F. ahantensis (Ahanta Francolin) · F. ahantensis ahantensis (Ahanta Francolin) · F. albogularis (White-Throated Francolin) · F. albogularis albogularis (White-Throated Francolin) · F. bicalcaratus (Double Spurred Francolin) · F. bicalcaratus bicalcaratus (Double-Spurred Francolin) · F. camerunensis (Cameroun Mountain Francolin) · F. capensis (Cape Francolin) · F. castaneicollis (Chestnut-Naped Francolin) · F. castaneicollis castaneicollis (Chestnut-Naped Francolin) · F. clappertoni (Clapperton’s Francolin) · F. clappertoni clappertoni (Clapperton’s Francolin) · F. coqui (Coqui's Francolin) · F. cranchii (Red-Necked Spurfowl) · F. erckelii (Erckell’s Francolin) · F. erckelii erckelii (Erckell’s Francolin) · F. finschi (Finsch’s Francolin) · F. francolinus (Black Partridge) · F. griseostriatus (Gray-Striped Francolin) · F. gularis (Swamp Partridge) · F. hartlaubi (HaartlaubÌs Francolin) · F. harwoodi (Harwood’s Francolin) · F. hildebrandti (HildebrandtÌs Francolin) · F. icterorhynchus (Yellow-Billed Francolin) · F. jacksoni (Jackson’s Francolin) · F. lathami (Latham's Forest Francolin) · F. leucoscepus (Yellow-Necked Francolin) · F. levaillantii (Red-Wing Francolin) · F. levaillantii levaillantii (Red-Winged Francolin) · F. levaillantoides (Archer's Greywing Francolin) · F. levaillantoides levaillantoides (Archer's Greywing Francolin) · F. levalliantoides (Orange River Falcon) · F. nahani (Nahan's Forest Francolin) · F. natalensis (Natal Francolin) · F. natalensis natalensis (Natal Francolin) · F. nobilis (Handsome Francolin) · F. ochropectus (Ochre-Breasted Francolin) · F. pictus (Painted Partridge) · F. pictus pictus (Painted Partridge) · F. pintadeanus (Chinese Francolin) · F. pintadeanus pintadeanus (Chinese Francolin) · F. pondicerianus (Indian Grey Francolin) · F. pondicerianus pondicerianus (Indian Grey Francolin) · F. psilolaemus (Moorland Francolin) · F. psilolaemus psilolaemus (Moorland Francolin) · F. rovuma (Kirk's Francolin) · F. rufopictus (Gray-Breasted Francolin) · F. schlegelii (Schlegelís Francolin) · F. sephaena (Crested Francolin) · F. sephaena sephaena (Crested Francolin) · F. shelleyi (Shelley’s Francolin) · F. shelleyi shelleyi (Shelley’s Francolin) · F. squamatus (Scaly Francolin) · F. squamatus squamatus (Scaly Francolin) · F. streptophorus (Ring-Necked Francolin) · F. swainsonii (Swainson’s Francolin) · F. swainsonii swainsonii (Swainson’s Francolin) · F. swierstrai (Swierstra’s Francolin)

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Further Reading

• A hand-book to the game-birds / by W.R. Ogilvie-Grant. London: E. Lloyd, 1896-1897. url p. 130.
• A hand-book to the game-birds. By W.R. Ogilvie-Grant. London, Edward Lloyd, Ltd., 1896-1897. url p. 130.
• Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc., South African Museum, etc.] url p. 354.
• Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. London: The Club, 1893- url , p. 166.
• Catalogue of scientific papers (1800-1900) Comp. by the Royal society of London. Cambridge, C. J. Clay and sons, 1867-1902; url p. 717.
• Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900. Compiled by the Royal Society of London. London, C.J. Clay and Sons, 1867-1902 [etc.] Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1914-25. url p. 717.
• Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 166, p. 168.
• Ibis. [London]Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. url p. 110, p. 124, p. 125, p. 197, p. 201, p. 209, p. 292, p. 335, p. 37, p. 375, p. 387, p. 467, p. 489, p. 49, p. 517, p. 83.
• Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa: consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836, fitted out by "The by Andrew Smith; published under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury. 2 London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1838-1849. url , .
• List of the specimens of birds in the collection of the British Museum / [by G. R. Gray.] London: printed by the order of the Trustees, 1844-1867. url p. 53.
• List of the vertebrated animals now or lately living in the gardens of the Zoological Society of London. London, Printed for the Society, 1896. url p. 478, p. 478.
• Matabele land and the Victoria Falls: a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates / edited by C.G. Oates. London: C.K. Paul, 1881. url p. 323.
• Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society. Manchester: The Society, 1888-1980. url p. 2.
• Sir Andrew Smith's Miscellaneous ornithological papers / ed. by Osbert Salvin. London: [Printed by H. Cox], 1880. url p. 134.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 72 1922 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 48.
• The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 145, p. 145.
• The Journal of the South African Ornithologists' Union. Pretoria. url p. 113, p. 12, p. 179.
• The birds of South Africa / by Edgar Leopold Layard. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1875-1884. url p. 592.
• The birds of South Africa, London, R. H. Porter, 1900-1906. url .
• The birds of South Africa, by Arthur C. Stark. .. London: R. H. Porter, 1900-1906. url p. 212.
• The game-birds & water-fowl of South Africa, by Major Boyd Horsbrugh...With coloured plates by Sergeant C. G. Davies. London, Witherby & co., 1912. url , , p. 58, p. 60.
• The history of the collections contained in the natural history departments of the British Museum. by R. Bowdler Sharpe. London, 1906. url p. 487.
• The sportsman in South Africa. The haunts, habits, description, and the pursuit of all game, both fur and feather, found south of the Zambesi (including the Cape colony, Transvaal, Bechuanaland, Natal, and Damaraland), at the prese London, The British and colonial publications co. [etc.]1892. url .
• Type-specimens of birds in the British Museum (Natural History) / by R.L.M. Warren & C.J.O. Harrison. London: BM(NH), 1966-1973. url p. 199.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. Francolinus natalensis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• BirdLife International 2009. Francolinus natalensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 11, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 12279
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-677853
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13809040
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 553852
• IUCN ID: 209992
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 135302

Footnotes

1. Standard Deviation = 444.890 based on 5,852 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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