---
title: "Crested Francolin"
description: "Ortygornis sephaena — Ptaki. The crested francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/crested-francolin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crested Francolin

> Ortygornis sephaena — Ptaki. The crested francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

- Scientific name: *Ortygornis sephaena*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2641
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289692](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289692)

## Names

- en: Crested Francolin
- de: Schopffrankolin
- es: Francolín Capirotado
- fr: Francolin huppé

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1497), KE (322), BW (222), TZ (203), UG (71), NA (60), ZW (44), ET (42), SZ (14), MZ (13), ZM (6)

## Summary

The crested francolin (Ortygornis sephaena) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in southern Africa. One of its subspecies, Ortygornis sephaena rovuma, is sometimes considered a separate species, Kirk's francolin.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Mike Mulqueen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5006560

## Machine access

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