Campocolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
| Campocolinus | |
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| C. coqui | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Gallini |
| Genus: | Campocolinus Crowe et al, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Campocolinus coqui | |
| Species | |
Species
editIt contains three species, all of which were formerly classified in Peliperdix. The species are:[1][2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Coqui francolin | Campocolinus coqui (Smith, 1836) |
Sahel and Ethiopia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| White-throated francolin | Campocolinus albogularis (Hartlaub, 1854) |
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Zambia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Schlegel's francolin
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Campocolinus schlegelii (Heuglin, 1863) |
Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, and South Sudan | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References
edit- ^ Crowe, Timothy M.; Mandiwana-Neudani, Tshifhiwa G.; Donsker, David B.; Bowie, Rauri CK; Little, Robin M. (2020-04-02). "Resolving nomenclatural 'confusion' vis-à-vis Latham's Francolin (Francolinus/Peliperdix/Afrocolinus lathami) and the 'Red-tailed' francolins (Francolinus/Ortygornis/Peliperdix spp.)". Ostrich. 91 (2): 134–136. Bibcode:2020Ostri..91..134C. doi:10.2989/00306525.2020.1723140. ISSN 0030-6525. S2CID 219442370.
- ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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