Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
About the Black Francolin
The black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes. It was formerly known as the black partridge. It is the state bird of Haryana state, India (locally known as kaala teetar, काला तीतर). Fried black francolin is eaten in Azerbaijani cuisine. There are six recognized subspecies: F. f. francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) – western black francolin - Cyprus, southern Turkey to Iraq and Iran F. f. arabistanicus (Zarudny and Harms, 1913) – Iranian black francolin – southern Iraq and western Iran F. f. asiae (Bonaparte, 1856) – Indian black francolin – northern India F. f. henrici (Bonaparte, 1856) - South Persian black francolin – southern Pakistan to western India F. f. bogdanovi (Zarudny, 1906) – southern Iran and Afghanistan to southern Pakistan
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 109 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Georgia, India, Israel, Nepal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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