Campocolinus

Campocolinus is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Campocolinus
C. coqui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Tribe: Gallini
Genus: Campocolinus
Crowe et al, 2020
Type species
Campocolinus coqui
Species

Species

It contains three species, all of which were formerly classified in Peliperdix. The species are:[1][2]

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Coqui francolinCampocolinus coquiSahel and Ethiopia.
White-throated francolinCampocolinus albogularisAngola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Zambia.
Schlegel's francolinCampocolinus schlegeliiCameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, and South Sudan.

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