{{short description|Species of bird}} {{Speciesbox | name = Crested francolin | image = Crested francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena sephaena) Kruger.jpg | image2 = Dendroperdix sephaena sephaena, roep, Kililene, a.mp3 | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="IUCN"/> | display_parents = 2 | genus = Ortygornis | species = sephaena | authority = (Smith, 1836) | synonyms = ''Francolinus sephaena''<br /> ''Dendroperdix sephaena'' }}
The '''crested francolin''' ('''''Ortygornis sephaena''''') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, ''Ortygornis sephaena rovuma'', is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin.
== Taxonomy == Formerly, the crested francolin was classified in its own genus ''Dendroperdix'', but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it groups with the grey francolin (''O. pondicerianus'') and swamp francolin (''O. gularis''). As a result, all three species were reclassified into the genus ''Ortygornis''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Mandiwana-Neudani|first=Tshifhiwa G.|last2=Little|first2=Robin M.|last3=Crowe|first3=Timothy M.|last4=Bowie|first4=Rauri CK|date=2019-05-04|title=Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of African spurfowls Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Coturnicini: Pternistis spp.|journal=Ostrich|volume=90|issue=2|pages=145–172|doi=10.2989/00306525.2019.1584925|issn=0030-6525}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List|url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/taxonomy/|access-date=2021-07-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Subspecies== Subspecies include:<ref name="BOW"/>
* ''O. s. grantii'' <small>(Hartlaub, 1866)</small> * ''O. s. rovuma'' <small>(Gray, GR, 1867)</small> - Kirk's francolin * ''O. s. spilogaster'' <small>(Salvadori, 1888)</small> * ''O. s. zambesiae'' <small>(Mackworth-Praed, 1920)</small> * ''O. s. sephaena'' <small>(Smith, A, 1836)</small>
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==References== {{Reflist |refs = <ref name="BOW">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/pheasants/ |title=Pheasants, partridges, francolins |access-date=24 November 2020 |editor1-first=Frank |editor1-last=Gill |editor2-first=David |editor2-last=Donsker |editor3-first=Pamela |editor3-last=Rasmussen |publisher=International Ornithological Congress |work= IOC World Bird List |year=2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="IUCN">{{Cite iucn | author = BirdLife International | title = ''Dendroperdix sephaena'' | volume = 2016 | article-number = e.T22678752A92787092 | date = 2016 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678752A92787092.en }}</ref> }}
==External links== * Crested Francolin - [http://sabap2.adu.org.za/docs/sabap1/189.pdf Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds]
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Category:Birds described in 1836 Category:Ortygornis Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN <!-- Ortygornis sephaena -->
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