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Red-billed Spurfowl

Pternistis adspersus(Waterhouse, GR, 1838)

English (US) Red-billed Spurfowl

The Red-billed Spurfowl (Pternistis adspersus) 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 Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.

Range: southern Angola to Namibia, Botswana, southwestern Zambia, and western ZimbabweRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Pternistis adspersus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Red-billed Spurfowl
Described by
(Waterhouse, GR, 1838)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Francolinus adspersus
Described by
(Waterhouse, GR, 1838)
Type locality
Great Fish River, Great Namaqualand.
Original description
An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras 2 App. p.267

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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