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Moorland Francolin Scleroptila psilolaema

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  • Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo, Philip J.K. McGowan, David Christie, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 23, 2016

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Recommended Citation

del Hoyo, J., P.J.K. McGowan, D. A. Christie, N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Moorland Francolin (Scleroptila psilolaema), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.moofra2.01