African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) African Finfoot
The African Finfoot (Podica senegalensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Heliornithidae (Finfoots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Podica senegalensis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Finfoot
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Podica senegalensis camerunensis
- Podica senegalensis petersii
- Podica senegalensis senegalensis
- Podica senegalensis somereni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Heliornis senegalensis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 14 p.277
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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