page_title: List of birds of Uganda
section_title: Pheasants, grouse, and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Uganda / Pheasants, grouse, and allies
caption_attribution_description: Peliperdix coqui subsp. hubbardi English: A male Coqui francolin of the pale-bellied race photographed in either Kenya or Tanzania
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uganda. The avifauna of Uganda included a total of 1066 confirmed species as of May 2020. Of them, one is endemic, 66 are accidental, and three have been introduced by humans. Three additional species are hypothetical as defined below and are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Uganda
  Endemic - a species endemic to Uganda
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Uganda as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented
context_section_description: Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae
  The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopans, monals, pheasants, peafowls, and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.
  Blue quail, Synoicus adansonii
  Common quail, Coturnix coturnix (A)
  Harlequin quail, Coturnix delegorguei
  Handsome francolin, Pternistis nobilis
  Heuglin's francolin, Pternistis icterorhynchus
  Scaly francolin, Pternistis squamatus
  Jackson's francolin, Pternistis jacksoni
  Clapperton's francolin, Pternistis clappertoni
  Yellow-necked francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
  Red-necked francolin, Pternistis afer
  Crested francolin, Dendroperdix sephaena
  Coqui francolin, Peliperdix coqui
  Latham's francolin, Peliperdix lathami
  Red-winged francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii
  Ring-necked francolin, Scleroptila streptophorus
  Orange River francolin, Scleroptila gutturalis
  Moorland francolin, Scleroptila psilolaemus
caption: Coqui francolin
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