Swamp francolin
The swamp francolin (Ortygornis gularis), also called swamp partridge, is a francolin species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal. It is considered extinct in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
| Swamp francolin | |
|---|---|
| In Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Ortygornis |
| Species: | O. gularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ortygornis gularis (Temminck, 1815) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus gularis | |
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