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Genus: ''Ptilopachus''
 
Genus: ''Ptilopachus''
 
==Description==
 
==Description==

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Stone Partridge
Photo by Steve G

Genus: Ptilopachus

Description

One or two species of Francolins/Partridges from Africa.

Taxonomy

Ptilopachus is a monotypic genus in the family Phasianidae. Recent DNA results[1] place this genus instead with New World quails, resulting in the genus being reassigned to family Odontophoridae. In this arrangement, Nahan's Francolin will be moved to also be a member of this genus. These changes have not yet been accepted by a sufficient number of world wide checklists for Opus to follow.



Genus Ptilopachus view • edit
P. petrosus Stone Partridge
P. nahani Nahan's Partridge

References

  1. Birdforum thread discussing issues in Galliform taxonomy

Pages in category ‘Ptilopachus’

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