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Galliformes / Phasianidae / Scleroptila

Shelley's Francolin

Scleroptila shelleyi

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (shefra1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Scleroptila

Subspecies (3)

Scleroptila shelleyi macarthuri

Chyulu Hills (southeastern Kenya)
Scleroptila shelleyi shelleyi

southern Uganda and central Tanzania to western Mozambique and northeastern South Africa
Scleroptila shelleyi uluensis

central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (shefra1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.