Francolinus

Japanese: Francolinus
Francolinus

…In a broad sense, it is used as a general term for birds in the Phasianidae family that are larger than quails and smaller than pheasants. In a narrow sense, it refers to the 41 species in the genus Francolinus of the Phasianidae family. In the past, the common mantis shrimp F. pintadenus and the Dorian partridge Perdix dauuricae were also called mantis shrimp. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Francolinus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…広義には,キジ目キジ科の鳥の中でウズラ類よりも大型でキジ類よりも小型の種類の総称として用いる。狭義にはキジ科シャコ属Francolinusに含まれる41種を指す。かつてはコモンシャコF.pintadenusおよびドーリアヤマウズラPerdix dauuricaeをシャコと呼んでいたこともある。…

※「Francolinus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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