Finsch's Francolin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1001586
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Summary

Finsch's Francolin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Scleroptila[5]
  • Taxon name: Scleroptila finschi[6]
  • Short name: S. finschi[7]
  • Taxon common name: Finsch's Francolin[8], Finschfrankolin[9], Francolín de Finsch[10], francolí de Finsch[11], frankolín Finschův[12], دراج فینش[13], Francolin de Finsch[14], Finsch-frankolin[15], Finsch' frankolijn[16], Frankolin rdzawolicy[17], فنش چکور[18], punapõsk-frankoliin (punapõsk-frankoliinkana)[19], Cuanzafrankolin[20], Ангольский турач Финша[21]
  • Litter size: 5[22]
  • Taxon range: Africa[23]

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Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 599[24] and 550884[25]. Finsch's Francolin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57756[26]. Finsch's Francolin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2473821[27]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 175973[28] and 553838[29].

Why It Matters

Finsch's Francolin has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 175973, 553838
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cy', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'nl', 'pl',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+5'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Taxon range → Africa
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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