Natal spurfowl
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. natalensis
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| Pternistis natalensis (Smith, A, 1833)
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geographic distribution
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The Natal spurfowl or Natal francolin (Pternistis natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Taxonomy
The Natal spurfowl was described in 1833 by the Scottish zoologist
monotypic: the proposed subspecies neavei is not recognised.[4]
References
- . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Smith, Andrew (1833). "Fancolinus natalensis". South African Quarterly Journal. 2: 48.
- ^ Wagler, Johann Georg (1832). "Neue Sippen und Gattungen der Säugthiere und Vögel". Isis von Oken (in German and Latin). cols 1218–1235 [1229].
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pternistis natalensis.
- (Natal spurfowl = ) Natal francolin - Text and species map from Southern African Bird Atlas Project
- Audio recordings of the Natal spurfowl on Xeno-canto.
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