White-throated Francolin (Campocolinus albogularis)

White-throated Francolin Campocolinus albogularis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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. Isolated E subspecies dewittei fairly distinctive (male with rufous breast patch more complete, chestnut on mantle reduced, female generally darker and more boldly marked); voice apparently unreported and in need of comparison with other taxa; may merit elevation to species rank (Cotterill 2006). Doubtfully valid subspecies meinertzhageni (E Angola and W Zambia) and gambagae (Ghana) included respectively in dewittei and buckleyi. Three 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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

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

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	6,080,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.56 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally uncommon to rare throughout most of its range (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 distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Benin	extant	native	yes
Burkina Faso	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Gambia	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-throated Francolin Campocolinus albogularis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-throated-francolin-campocolinus-albogularis on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.