Orange River francolin

Red-billed francolin and Orange River francolin occur alongside this species, but they occupy different habitats.

Francolinus levaillantoides (Orange River francolin)

The Orange River francolin (Scleroptila levaillantoides) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family found in grassland and woodland in Africa.

The Red-billed francolin prefers bush along watercourses and Orange River francolin can be found on the slopes leading up to the rocky outcrops occupied by the Hartlaub's francolin .

This has led some authorities to treat them as separate species: The Archer's or acacia francolin (S. gutturalis with subspecies lorti) in the north, and the Orange River francolin (S. levaillantoides with subspecies jugularis) in the south.