Ortygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836) is a animal in the Phasianidae family, order Galliformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ortygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836)
Ortygornis sephaena, the crested francolin, is a Phasianidae bird found in southern Africa.
The crested francolin, scientifically named Ortygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836), is a bird species that belongs to the family Phasianidae. This species is distributed across southern Africa. One of its recognized subspecies, Ortygornis sephaena rovuma, is sometimes treated as a distinct separate species called Kirk's francolin.
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