The genus Ortygornis was introduced in 1852 by the German naturalist Ludwig Kaiser to accommodate a single species, the grey francolin, which is therefore the type species.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greekortux meaning "quail" with ornis meaning "bird".[2]
The genus now contains three species, one found in Sub-Saharan Africa and two found South Asia (with one also being found in Iran). The species are:[3]
Of the three species, the crested francolin was formerly placed in its own monotypic genus, Dendroperdix, while the two Asian species were formerly placed in Francolinus. Phylogenetic analyses support these three species grouping together as a distinct clade.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^Reichenbach, Ludwig (1852). Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie (in German). Vol. 1. Dresden und Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. p. xxviii. For a discussion of the publication date see: Dickinson, E.C.; Overstreet, L.K.; Dowsett, R.J.; Bruce, M.D. (2011). Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers. Northampton, UK: Aves Press. p. 134. ISBN978-0-9568611-1-5.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 285. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
ortygornis, genus, birds, francolin, group, family, phasianidae, pondicerianus, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, aves, order, galliformes, family, phasianidae, tribe, gallini, genus, reichenbach, 1852, . Ortygornis is a genus of birds in the francolin group of the family Phasianidae Ortygornis O pondicerianus Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Galliformes Family Phasianidae Tribe Gallini Genus OrtygornisReichenbach 1852 Type species Tetrao pondicerianus grey francolin Gmelin SF 1789 Species Ortygornis sephaena Ortygornis pondicerianus Ortygornis gularis Synonyms Dendroperdix Smith 1836 Taxonomy editThe genus Ortygornis was introduced in 1852 by the German naturalist Ludwig Kaiser to accommodate a single species the grey francolin which is therefore the type species 1 The name combines the Ancient Greek ortux meaning quail with ornis meaning bird 2 The genus now contains three species one found in Sub Saharan Africa and two found South Asia with one also being found in Iran The species are 3 Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution nbsp Crested francolin Ortygornis sephaena southern Africa nbsp Grey francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus India and Iran nbsp Swamp francolin Ortygornis gularis the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal Of the three species the crested francolin was formerly placed in its own monotypic genus Dendroperdix while the two Asian species were formerly placed in Francolinus Phylogenetic analyses support these three species grouping together as a distinct clade 4 5 References edit Reichenbach Ludwig 1852 Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie in German Vol 1 Dresden und Leipzig Expedition Vollstandigsten Naturgeschichte p xxviii For a discussion of the publication date see Dickinson E C Overstreet L K Dowsett R J Bruce M D 2011 Priority The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology a Directory to the literature and its reviewers Northampton UK Aves Press p 134 ISBN 978 0 9568611 1 5 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm p 285 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds January 2022 Pheasants partridges francolins IOC World Bird List Version 12 1 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 6 July 2022 Mandiwana Neudani T G Little R M Crowe T M Bowie R C 2019 Taxonomy phylogeny and biogeography of African spurfowls Galliformes Phasianidae Phasianinae Coturnicini Pternistis spp PDF Ostrich 90 2 145 172 doi 10 2989 00306525 2019 1584925 S2CID 195417777 Kimball R T Hosner P A Braun E L 2021 A phylogenomic supermatrix of Galliformes Landfowl reveals biased branch lengths Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 158 107091 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2021 107091 PMID 33545275 S2CID 231963063 nbsp This Galliformes article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ortygornis amp oldid 1192805970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
