Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988 see Subcohort Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe Jr., 1988
         Superorder Gallomorphae see Order Galliformes Temminck, 1820
           Order Galliformes Temminck, 1820 - fowl
             Parvorder Phasianida see Suborder Phasiani Vigors, 1825
               Superfamily Phasianoidea Vigors, 1825
                 Family Phasianidae Vigors, 1825 - turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges
                   Genus Francolinus Stephens, 1819
                     01 Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) - black francolin
                     02 Francolinus pictus (Jardine & Selby, 1828) - painted francolin
                     03 Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli, 1786) - Chinese francolin
                     04 Francolinus pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789) - grey francolin
                     05 Francolinus gularis (Temminck, 1815) - swamp francolin
                     06 Francolinus coqui (Smith, 1836) - Coqui francolin
                     07 Francolinus albogularis Hartlaub, 1854 - white-throated francolin
                     08 Francolinus schlegelii Heuglin, 1863 - Schlegel's francolin
                     09 Francolinus lathami Hartlaub, 1854 - Latham's forest francolin
                     10 Francolinus sephaena Smith, 1836 - crested francolin
                     11 Francolinus streptophorus Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 - ring-necked francolin
                     12 Francolinus finschi Bocage, 1881 - Finsch's francolin
                     13 Francolinus africanus Stephens, 1819 - grey-wing francolin
                     14 Francolinus levaillantii (Valenciennes, 1825) - red-wing francolin
                     15 Francolinus psilolaemus Gray, 1867 - moorland francolin
                     16 Francolinus shelleyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1890 - Shelley's francolin
                     17 Francolinus levaillantoides (Smith, 1836) - Orange River francolin
                     18 Francolinus nahani Dubois, 1905 - Nahan's francolin
                     19 Francolinus hartlaubi Bocage, 1869 - Hartlaub's francolin
                     20 Francolinus bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) - double-spurred francolin
                     21 Francolinus clappertoni Children & Vigors, 1826 - Clapperton's francolin
                     22 Francolinus icterorhynchus Heuglin, 1863 - Heuglin's francolin
                     23 Francolinus harwoodi Blundell & Lovat, 1899 - Harwood's francolin
                     24 Francolinus adspersus Waterhouse, 1838 - red-billed francolin
                     25 Francolinus capensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Cape francolin
                     26 Francolinus hildebrandti Cabanis, 1878 - Hildebrandt's francolin
                     27 Francolinus natalensis Smith, 1833 - Natal francolin
                     28 Francolinus ahantensis Temminck, 1851 - Ahanta francolin
                     29 Francolinus squamatus Cassin, 1857 - scaly francolin
                     30 Francolinus griseostriatus Ogilvie-Grant, 1890 - grey-striped francolin
                     31 Francolinus leucoscepus Gray, 1867 - yellow-necked francolin
                     32 Francolinus rufopictus (Reichenow, 1887) - grey-breasted francolin
                     33 Francolinus afer (Statius Müller, 1776) - red-necked francolin
                     34 Francolinus swainsonii (Smith, 1836) - Swainson's francolin
                     35 Francolinus erckelii (Rüppell, 1835) - Erckel's francolin
                     36 Francolinus ochropectus Dorst & Jouanin, 1952 - Djibouti francolin
                     37 Francolinus castaneicollis Salvadori, 1888 - chestnut-naped francolin
                     38 Francolinus nobilis Reichenow, 1908 - handsome francolin
                     39 Francolinus jacksoni Ogilvie-Grant, 1891 - Jackson's francolin
                     40 Francolinus camerunensis Alexander, 1909 - Mount Cameroon francolin
                     41 Francolinus swierstrai (Roberts, 1929) - Swierstra's francolin