Summary ²

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.

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1. (c) David Bygott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/86666094@N00/4423591839
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francolinus_afer

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