Moorland Francolin

Here the details of the Moorland Francolin named bird below:

SCI Name:  Scleroptila psilolaema
Protonym:  Francolinus psilolaemus ListBirdsBrit.Mus. pt5 p.50
Taxonomy:  Galliformes / Phasianidae / Scleroptila
Taxonomy Code:  moofra2
Type Locality:  Shoa.
Author:  Gray, GR
Publish Year:  1867
IUCN Status:  

DEFINITIONS

SCLEROPTILA
(Phasianidae; Ϯ Red-winged Francolin S. levaillantii) Gr. σκληρος sklēros  stiff; πτιλον ptilon  feather; "Genus PTERNESTIS, Wagler.  ...  Subgenus SCLEROPTILA, Blyth.   1496. SCL. LEVAILLANTII (Pl. Col. 477; A. Smith, Zool. S. Africa, Aves, pl. 85).  SYN. Perdix Levaillantii, Temminck.   ...  1497. SCL. AFRA.  SYN. Perdix afra, Latham" (Blyth 1849).
Var. Schloptera, Scleroptera.

psilolaema / psilolaemus
Gr. σπιλος spilos  spot (cf. ψιλος psilos  plain); λαιμος laimos  throat.

SUBSPECIES

Moorland Francolin (Moorland)
SCI Name: Scleroptila psilolaema psilolaema
psilolaema / psilolaemus
Gr. σπιλος spilos  spot (cf. ψιλος psilos  plain); λαιμος laimos  throat.

Moorland Francolin (Elgon)
SCI Name: Scleroptila psilolaema elgonensis
elgonense / elgonensis
Mt. Elgon, Kenya.