Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988 see Subcohort Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988
       [Order] Galliformes Temminck, 1820 - fowl
         phasianoids see Superfamily Phasianoidea Vigors, 1825
           Family Phasianidae Vigors, 1825 - turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges
             Subfamily Perdicinae Bonaparte, 1838
               Genus Francolinus Stephens, 1819
                 01 Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) - black francolin
                 02 Francolinus pictus (Jardine & Selby, 1828) - painted francolin
                 03 Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786) - Chinese francolin
                 04 Francolinus pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789) - grey francolin
                 05 Francolinus gularis (Temminck, 1815) - swamp francolin
                 06 Francolinus lathami Hartlaub, 1854 - Latham's forest francolin
                 07 Francolinus coqui (Smith, 1836) - Coqui francolin
                 08 Francolinus albogularis Hartlaub, 1854 - white-throated francolin
                 09 Francolinus schlegelii Heuglin, 1863 - Schlegel's francolin
                 10 Francolinus streptophorus Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 - ring-necked francolin
                 11 Francolinus africanus Stephens, 1819 - grey-wing francolin
                 12 Francolinus levaillantii (Valenciennes, 1825) - red-wing francolin
                 13 Francolinus finschi Bocage, 1881 - Finsch's francolin
                 14 Francolinus shelleyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1890 - Shelley's francolin
                 15 Francolinus psilolaemus Gray, 1867 - moorland francolin
                 16 Francolinus levaillantoides (Smith, 1836) - Orange River francolin
                 17 Francolinus sephaena Smith, 1836 - crested francolin
                 18 Francolinus squamatus Cassin, 1857 - scaly francolin
                 19 Francolinus ahantensis Temminck, 1851 - Ahanta francolin
                 20 Francolinus griseostriatus Ogilvie-Grant, 1890 - grey-striped francolin
                 21 Francolinus nahani Dubois, 1905 - Nahan's francolin
                 22 Francolinus hartlaubi Bocage, 1869 - Hartlaub's francolin
                 23 Francolinus hildebrandti Cabanis, 1878 - Hildebrandt's francolin
                 24 Francolinus natalensis Smith, 1833 - Natal francolin
                 25 Francolinus bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) - double-spurred francolin
                 26 Francolinus icterorhynchus Heuglin, 1863 - Heuglin's francolin
                 27 Francolinus clappertoni Children & Vigors, 1826 - Clapperton's francolin
                 28 Francolinus harwoodi Blundell & Lovat, 1899 - Harwood's francolin
                 29 Francolinus capensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Cape francolin
                 30 Francolinus adspersus Waterhouse, 1838 - red-billed francolin
                 31 Francolinus swierstrai (Roberts, 1929) - Swierstra's francolin
                 32 Francolinus camerunensis Alexander, 1909 - Mount Cameroon francolin
                 33 Francolinus nobilis Reichenow, 1908 - handsome francolin
                 34 Francolinus jacksoni Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 - Jackson's francolin
                 35 Francolinus castaneicollis Salvadori, 1888 - chestnut-naped francolin
                 36 Francolinus ochropectus Dorst & Jouanin, 1952 - Djibouti francolin
                 37 Francolinus erckelii (Rüppell, 1835) - Erckel's francolin
                 38 Francolinus swainsonii (Smith, 1836) - Swainson's francolin
                 39 Francolinus afer (Statius Müller, 1776) - red-necked francolin
                 40 Francolinus rufopictus (Reichenow, 1887) - grey-breasted francolin
                 41 Francolinus leucoscepus Gray, 1867 - yellow-necked francolin