NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Ring-necked Francolin
Scleroptila streptophora (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The ring-necked francolin (Scleroptila streptophora) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it was uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007 IUCN Red List. This status persisted until the most recent assessment on 8th July 2024, when it was returned to Least Concern.
Wikipedia contributors, Ring-necked francolin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:50:11.104877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scleroptila streptophora (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
- Name authority
- (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
- Common name
- Ring-necked Francolin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Scleroptila
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusScleroptila Blyth, 1852
- speciesScleroptila streptophora (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scleroptila. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Shelley's FrancolinScleroptila shelleyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1890) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moorland FrancolinScleroptila psilolaema (G. R. Gray, 1867) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange River FrancolinScleroptila gutturalis (Rüppell, 1835) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Francolinus streptophorus Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 | synonym |
| Scleroptila streptophorus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891) (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1193698 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:9KT2K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.