Ahanta Spurfowl
Pternistis ahantensis(Temminck, CJ, 1854)
English (US) Ahanta Spurfowl
The Ahanta Spurfowl (Pternistis ahantensis) 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: discontinuous in lowlands of Senegambia to southwestern NigeriaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis ahantensis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ahanta Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1854)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus ahantensis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1854)
- Type locality
- Ahanta, Gold Coast.
- Original description
- Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 1, afl. 6 p.49,pl.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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