---
title: "Black Francolin"
description: "Francolinus francolinus — Uccelli. The black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-francolin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black Francolin

> Francolinus francolinus — Uccelli. The black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes.

- Scientific name: *Francolinus francolinus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 768
- Wikidata: [Q285165](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q285165)
- iNaturalist taxon: [649](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/649)

## Names

- en: Black Francolin
- de: Halsbandfrankolin
- es: Francolín ventrinegro
- fr: Francolin noir
- nl: Zwarte frankolijn
- pt: Francolim-escuro
- pl: Frankolin obrożny

## Countries with the most observations

IN (258), US (89), CY (46), BD (40), TR (40), IL (32), GU (26), AZ (23), GE (23), NP (21), PK (15), AM (6)

## Summary

The black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes. It was formerly known as the black partridge. It is the state bird of Haryana state, India (locally known as kaala teetar, काला तीतर). Fried black francolin is eaten in Azerbaijani cuisine.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_francolin

## Photo

![Black Francolin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-francolin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62822148

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-francolin?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).