Data Zone
BirdLife International. 2015. European Red List of Birds. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
Harrison, C.J.O. and Castell, P. 2002. Bird Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of Britain and Europe with North Africa and the Middle East. Harper Collins, London.
Johnsgard, P. A. 1988. The quails, partridges and francolins of the world. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Madge, S.; McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, partridges and grouse: including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies. Christopher Helm, London.
McGowan, P.J.K. and Kirwan, G.M. 2013. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Tucker, G.M.; Heath, M.F. 1994. Birds in Europe: Their Conservation Status. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
IUCN SSC Galliformes Specialist Group
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-francolin-francolinus-francolinus on 25/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/11/2024.