Scleroptila


Scleroptila is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the tribe Gallini of the pheasant family. Its eight species range through Sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

The species are:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Ring-necked francolinScleroptila streptophoraBurundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Red-winged francolinScleroptila levaillantiiAngola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Finsch's francolinScleroptila finschiAngola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, parts of Cameroon, and Gabon.
Moorland francolinScleroptila psilolaemaEthiopia.
Grey-winged francolinScleroptila afraLesotho and South Africa.
Orange River francolinScleroptila gutturalisEthiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Uganda and Kenya
Shelley's francolinScleroptila shelleyiKenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Whyte's francolinScleroptila whyteiDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia.
Elgon francolinScleroptila elgonensisUganda to central Kenya