Black Francolin
Francolinus francolinus
Taxonomy
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Francolinus
- eBird Code
- blkfra
Vocalizations
Subspecies (6)
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Francolinus francolinus arabistanicus
southern Iraq and western Iran
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Francolinus francolinus asiae
northern Pakistan and northern India (except Kutch), eastward to western Bihar and Odisha, and western and central Nepal
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Francolinus francolinus bogdanovi
southern Iran and Afghanistan to southwestern Pakistan
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Francolinus francolinus francolinus
Türkiye and Cyprus eastward to eastern Transcaucasia and Iran, and southward through Syria to northern Israel
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Francolinus francolinus henrici
southern Pakistan to western India
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Francolinus francolinus melanonotus
eastern Nepal, northeastern India (Assam and Sikkim to Manipur), Bhutan, and Bangladesh
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.