Latham's francolin | |
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in Odigbo, Nigeria | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Tribe: | Gallini |
Genus: | Peliperdix Bonaparte, 1856 |
Species: | P. lathami
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Binomial name | |
Peliperdix lathami (Hartlaub, 1854)
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Synonyms | |
Francolinus lathami |
Latham's francolin (Peliperdix lathami) or the forest francolin, is a species of bird in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Peliperdix.[2][3] It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest.