title: Crested francolin
text: # Crested francolin
  
  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.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Formerly, the crested francolin was classified in its own genus Dendroperdix, but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it groups with the grey francolin (O. pondicerianus) and swamp francolin (O. gularis). As a result, all three species were reclassified into the genus Ortygornis.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  Subspecies include:
  
  * O. s. grantii (Hartlaub, 1866)
  * O. s. rovuma (Gray, GR, 1867) - Kirk's francolin
  * O. s. spilogaster (Salvadori, 1888)
  * O. s. zambesiae (Mackworth-Praed, 1920)
  * O. s. sephaena (Smith, A, 1836)
  