The genus
Ortygornis was introduced in 1852 by the German naturalist
Ludwig Kaiser to accommodate a single species, the
grey francolin, which is therefore the
type species. The name combines the
Ancient Greek ortux meaning "quail" with
ornis meaning "bird". The genus now contains three species, one found in
Sub-Saharan Africa and two found
South Asia (with one also being found in
Iran). The species are: }} }} Of the three species, the crested francolin was formerly placed in its own monotypic genus,
Dendroperdix, while the two Asian species were formerly placed in
Francolinus. Phylogenetic analyses support these three species grouping together as a distinct clade. == References ==