Red-necked Spurfowl
Pternistis afer(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Red-necked Spurfowl
The Red-necked Spurfowl (Pternistis afer) 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.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis afer
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-necked Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pternistis afer cranchii
- Pternistis afer afer
- Pternistis afer castaneiventer
- Pternistis afer humboldtii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao afer
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Africa, ex Daubenton, PI. enlum., pi. 180. BengueUa, suggested as type locality by Sclater, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 41, 1920, p. 133.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.129
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Cape Spurfowl
Pternistis capensis
Red-billed Spurfowl
Pternistis adspersus
Natal Spurfowl
Pternistis natalensis
Hildebrandt's Spurfowl
Pternistis hildebrandti
Double-spurred Spurfowl
Pternistis bicalcaratus
Heuglin's Spurfowl
Pternistis icterorhynchus
Scaly Spurfowl
Pternistis squamatus
Harwood's Spurfowl
Pternistis harwoodi
Clapperton's Spurfowl
Pternistis clappertoni
Swainson's Spurfowl
Pternistis swainsonii
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Pternistis leucoscepus
Grey-breasted Spurfowl
Pternistis rufopictus
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