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Francolinus swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 176000

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Species
	Synonym(s):	Pternistis swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836)
	Common Name(s):	Swainson's Francolin [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Aves – Birds, oiseaux
	Order	Galliformes – Fowls, Gallinaceous Birds, gallinacées, volaille
	Family	Phasianidae – Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse, Pheasants, Quail, cailles, faisans
	Subfamily	Perdicinae – Partridges, Francolins
	Genus	Francolinus Stephens, 1819 – Francolins
	Species	Francolinus swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836) – Swainson's Francolin
		Direct Children:
	Subspecies	Francolinus swainsonii lundazi (C. M. N. White, 1947)
	Subspecies	Francolinus swainsonii swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836)

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Francolinus swainsonii

	Source:	Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.05.23, website (version 23-May-05)
	Acquired:	2005
	Notes:	"Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
	Reference for:	Francolinus swainsonii

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Dickinson, Edward C., ed.
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
	Page(s):	1039
	Publisher:	Princeton University Press
	Publication Place:	Princeton, New Jersey, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-691-11701-2
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Francolinus swainsonii, Swainson's Francolin [English]

Geographic Information


	Geographic Division:	Africa

	Jurisdiction/Origin:

Comments


	Comment:

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