Crested francolin
Ortygornis sephaena (A. Smith, 1836)
Status not recordedbirds
The crested francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 315 g to 368 g.
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Quick facts about the crested francolin
- Weight
- 315 g – 368 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 19 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the crested francolin live?
Not recorded
Is the crested francolin endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the crested francolin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusOrtygornis
- SpeciesOrtygornis sephaena (A. Smith, 1836)
Synonyms Dendroperdix sephaena, Francolinus sephaena, Peliperdix sephaena
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- CRFREnglish
- BospatrysAfrikaans
- دراج متوجArabic
- Francolí crestatCatalan
- francolí de casquetCatalan
- frankolín čapkovýCzech
- frankolín chocholatýCzech
- TopfrankolinDanish
- SchopffrankolinGerman
- kresta frankolinoEsperanto
- Francolín capirotadoSpanish
- tanufrankoliin (tanu-frankoliinkana)Estonian
- دراج کاکلیPersian
- viirusiipifrankoliiniFinnish
- Francolin huppéFrench
- smeđokapa jarebicaCroatian
- bóbitás frankolinHungarian
- Francolino crestatoItalian
- カミナガシャコJapanese
- kuoduotasis frankolinasLithuanian
- KuiffrankolijnDutch
- krattfrankolinNorwegian
- frankolin czubatyPolish
- تاجی چکورWestern Panjabi
- francolim-de-poupaPortuguese
- francolim-de-cristaPortuguese
- Хохлатый турачRussian
- Хохлатый франколинRussian
- frankolín čepcovýSlovak
- Ćubasti frankolinSerbian
- tofsfrankolinSwedish
- Tepeli TuraçTurkish
- lekweekwaneTswana
- letsakaraneTswana
- letsangkaraneTswana
- leTsiekwaneTswana
- motsiekwaneTswana
- турач чубатийUkrainian
- 凤头鹧鸪Chinese
- 鳳頭鷓鴣Chinese
- isiKhwehleZulu
Relatives of the crested francolin
Other species in the same genus Ortygornis.
Swamp francolin
Ortygornis gularis
Gray francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus
CompareCrested francolin vs Swamp francolinCrested francolin vs Gray francolin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crested francolin?
An adult crested francolin weighs 315 g – 368 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the crested francolin?
The crested francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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