Francolinus afer (red-necked francolin) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Galloanserae (geese, ducks, quails, pheasants, and relatives)
        
        Order Galliformes (chicken-like birds)
        
        Phasianoidea (pheasants, quails, and relatives)
        
        Family Phasianidae (turkeys, grouse, pheasants, and partridges)
        
        Subfamily Perdicinae (partidges, francolins, and Old World quail)
        
        Genus Francolinus (francolins)
        
        Species Francolinus afer (red-necked francolin)
        
        Subspecies Francolinus afer afer
        
        Subspecies Francolinus afer castaneiventer
        
        Subspecies Francolinus afer cranchii
        
        Subspecies Francolinus afer harterti
        
        Subspecies Francolinus afer leucoparaeus
        
        Subspecies Francolinus afer melanogaster
        
        Subspecies Francolinus afer swynnertoni