Ring-necked Francolin

When to see the Ring-necked Francolin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Ring-necked Francolin

The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Mozambique.

About the Ring-necked Francolin

The ring-necked francolin is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it was uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007 IUCN Red List. This status persisted until the most recent assessment on 8th July 2024, when it was returned to Least Concern.

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Easily confused with

Moorland FrancolinScleroptila psilolaemaThe moorland francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. Finsch's FrancolinScleroptila finschiFinsch's francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. Elgon FrancolinScleroptila elgonensisThe Elgon francolin is a francolin found in moorland at altitudes above 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) from eastern Uganda to central Kenya.