Orange River francolin


The Orange River francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae found in grassland and woodland in Africa. In the taxa from the northern part of its distribution, the neck-line does not reach the eye and the belly is whitish. In the southern taxa the neck-line reaches the eye and the belly is buff. This has led some authorities to treat them as separate species: The Archer's or acacia francolin in the north, and the Orange River francolin in the south.

Taxonomy

Scleroptila gutturalis ''levalliantoides was made available as levalliantoides. The name is probably misspelled, and can easily be confused with Scleroptila levaillantii.'' Both are likely named after Francois Levaillant.