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Taxonomic note
Previously (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) placed in the genus Peliperdix and before that in the genus Francolinus but the analyses of Kimball et al. (2021) showed that as prescribed Peliperdix is not monophyletic so now moved to the current genus. C. schlegelii has been considered a subspecies of present species. Taxon hubbardi appears close to species status when compared with nominate, having blackish vs dull chestnut crown in female (2), under­parts below breast plain tan-buff vs all barred (3), no rufous staining in pattern on mantle and breast-sides in either sex (ns1), and female with almost plain pale grey-brown vs rufous breast (2). However, hubbardi also is closer than coqui to less well-known taxa spinetorum and maharao, and until these last two are better understood morphologically and geographically hubbardi (which certainly interbreeds with coqui in places) is retained as a subspecies. Subspecies angolensis and vernayi are sometimes treated as synonyms of nominate, but probably distinct enough to warrant recognition (Dowsett et al. 2008). Many other subspecies described, but currently considered doubtfully valid: buckleyi is included in spinetorum; thikae in maharao; bourquii in angolensis; campbelli, lynesi, kasaicus and ruandae in nominate; and hoeschianus in vernayi. Six subspecies recognized.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2022. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	15,500,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally uncommon to common (del Hoyo et al. 1994). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Angola	extant	native	yes
Botswana	extant	native	yes
Burkina Faso	extant	native	yes
Burundi	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Eswatini	extant	native	yes
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Mauritania	extant	native	yes
Mozambique	extant	native	yes
Namibia	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	extant	native	yes
South Africa	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes
Zimbabwe	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 2200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/coqui-francolin-campocolinus-coqui on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.