Clapperton's spurfowl
| Clapperton's spurfowl | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. clappertoni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis clappertoni | |
| |
geographic distribution
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Francolinus clappertoni | |
Clapperton's spurfowl (Pternistis clappertoni) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.
Taxonomy
Clapperton's spurfowl was described in 1826 by
sister to Harwood's spurfowl.[6]
Two subspecies are now recognised:[5]
- P. c. clappertoni (Children & Vigors, 1826) — Mali to south Sudan, east South Sudan, northeast Uganda and west Ethiopia[a]
- P. c. sharpii (Ogilvie-Grant, 1892) — north and central Ethiopia, Eritrea
Notes
- ^ P. c. clappertoni includes the proposed subspecies koenigseggi, heuglini, nigrosquamatus and gedgii.[5][6]
References
- . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Denham, Dixon; Clapperton, Hugh (1826). Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the Years 1822, 1823 and 1824. London: John Murray. Appendix XXI, p. 198.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1934). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 79.
- ^ Wagler, Johann Georg (1832). "Neue Sippen und Gattungen der Säugthiere und Vögel". Isis von Oken (in German and Latin). 1832. cols 1218–1235 [1229].
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ S2CID 195417777.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francolinus clappertoni.
.png){kind=small} | This Galliformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |