Galliformes / Phasianidae / Francolinus

Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Francolinus francolinus arabistanicus

southern Iraq and western Iran
Francolinus francolinus asiae

northern Pakistan and northern India (except Kutch), eastward to western Bihar and Odisha, and western and central Nepal
Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi

southern Iran and Afghanistan to southwestern Pakistan
Francolinus francolinus francolinus

Türkiye and Cyprus eastward to eastern Transcaucasia and Iran, and southward through Syria to northern Israel
Francolinus francolinus henrici

southern Pakistan to western India
Francolinus francolinus melanonotus

eastern Nepal, northeastern India (Assam and Sikkim to Manipur), Bhutan, and Bangladesh

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.