Chinese francolin
Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786)
The chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 310 g to 367.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the chinese francolin
- Weight
- 310 g – 367.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5 – 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chinese francolin live?
Not recorded
What is the chinese francolin?
The Chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) or Burmese francolin is a species of game bird in the family Phasianidae.
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Is the chinese francolin endangered?
The chinese francolin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the chinese francolin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusFrancolinus
- SpeciesFrancolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786)
Synonyms Francolinus chinensis, Francolinus pindateanus
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- دراج صينيArabic
- চিনা তিতিরBangla
- Francolí xinésCatalan
- francolí de la XinaCatalan
- Francolinus pintadeanusCebuano
- frankolín perličkovýCzech
- ffrancolin TsieinaiddWelsh
- Kinesisk FrankolinDanish
- PerlfrankolinGerman
- ĉinia frankolinoEsperanto
- Francolín chinoSpanish
- ida-frankoliin (ida-frankoliinkana)Estonian
- kiinanfrankoliiniFinnish
- Francolin perléFrench
- चीनी तीतरHindi
- šarenoglava jarebicaCroatian
- kínai frankolinHungarian
- Francolino della CinaItalian
- コモンシャコJapanese
- kininis frankolinasLithuanian
- Chinese FrankolijnDutch
- perlefrankolinNorwegian
- frankolin chińskiPolish
- چینی تترWestern Panjabi
- francolim-perladoPortuguese
- Francolim-pintadoPortuguese
- Жемчужный турачRussian
- frankolín škvrnitýSlovak
- Kineski frankolinSerbian
- pärlfrankolinSwedish
- นกกระทาทุ่งThai
- İncili TuraçTurkish
- турач китайськийUkrainian
- Đa đaVietnamese
- 中华鹧鸪Chinese
- 中華鷓鴣Chinese
Relatives of the chinese francolin
Other species in the same genus Francolinus.
Black francolin
Francolinus francolinus
Painted francolin
Francolinus pictus
CompareChinese francolin vs Black francolinChinese francolin vs Painted francolin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chinese francolin?
An adult chinese francolin weighs 310 g – 367.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chinese francolin endangered?
The chinese francolin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the chinese francolin?
The chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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