Red-necked Francolin

The Red-necked Francolin breeds across the central belt of Africa and down the east coast to Tanzania.

The Red-necked Francolin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Red-necked Francolin is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources). Answer verified with Encyclopedia.com Get more facts and information about Red-necked francolin at Encyclopedia.com. More

The Red-necked Francolin breeds across the central belt of Africa and down the east coast to Tanzania. It is 25-38 cm in length, with a significant size difference between the subspecies, of which there are seven. It is a generally dark francolin, brown above and black-streaked grey or white underparts. The bill, bare facial skin, neck and legs are bright red. More

* Red-necked Francolin - African Bird Image Database by African Bird Club/Birding Africa. * Red-necked Francolin - Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page; Images & Sounds. * Wikipedia - Red-necked Francolin - Wikipedia's species page. - More

Red-necked Francolins were introduced to Ascension from Africa in 1851. They are widespread around the slopes of Green Mountain but are not common and not easy to see. The best places to see francolins are in the early morning along the NASA road and on the mountain road, or walking on the lower slopes of the mountain, for example in the area around Bullocks Ponds. More

Red-necked FrancolinRed-necked Francolin (Francolinus afer) Kenya Shimba Hills NP - November 2009Photo no. More

Also known as Red-Necked Francolin (6), Bare-throated Francolin (Pternistis afer (7) or Francolinus afer) Previous Return to Individual Index Next Roberts VI / VII 198 / 13 Clements 2000 38. More

The Red-necked Francolin breeds across the central belt of Africa and down the east coast to Tanzania. The Red-necked Francolin (Francolinus afer), also known as the Red-necked Spurfowl, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Formerly classified as a spurfowl, it is now regarded as a member of the Francolinus genus. More