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Francolinus francolinus
Black Francolin
As recorded: Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Galliformes › Phasianidae
- Collected by
- W D Perreira & J W BeardsleyJohn W. Beardsley →W.D. Perreira →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Maunaloa Road, before jct. with Kaluakoi Road, [ca. 5 km W of Hoolehua Airport]
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1500, -157.1400
- Identified by
- R L Pyle
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Francolinus francolinus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-20.
2026-07-20
Pohakuloa Rd, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Fabiola Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-29
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-29
Maunaloa, HI 96770, USA
no rights reserved
2025-03-04
Maunaloa, HI 96770, USA
(c) kmorgan2386, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-13
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Louisa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-03-16
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Smith Family, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Francolinus francolinus. BPBM 179926. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93023183. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/179926.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93023183 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026