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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Galliformes > Family: Phasianidae > Genus: Francolinus > Species: Francolinus francolinus > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Francolinus francolinus asiae Bonaparte, 1856
Francolinus francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Black Francolin - Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	5 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A603

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY6000010	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS LIMNI OROKLINIS	Map
CY6000009	Cyprus	PERIOCHI KOSIIS - PALLOUROKAMPOU	Map
CY6000011	Cyprus	LIMNI OROKLINIS	Map
CY3000002	Cyprus	SPA KAVO GKREKO	Map
CY6000001	Cyprus	PERIOCHI MOYTTI TOY ZIOU	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex II: Species that may be hunted under national legislation in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies (Part A), or only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated (Part B)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Black Francolin	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Francolim-comum	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Francolin noir	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Francolín Ventrinegro	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Francolino	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Frankolin	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Frankolín obecný	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Halsbandfrankolin	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Mustafrankoliini	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Svart frankolin	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zwarte Frankolijn	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:03640	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Azerbaijan		10000/20000 (individuals)	1996-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Azerbaijan		2500/10000 (pairs)	1996-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Cyprus		2000/5000 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Cyprus	Mediterranean	1000/2000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Georgia		500/1000 (pairs)	1994-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Turkey		1000/2000 (pairs)	2001	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Turkey		300/1000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2