Cape Spurfowl
Pternistis capensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Cape Spurfowl
The Cape Spurfowl (Pternistis capensis) 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: South Africa (riverine scrub of southern and western Cape Province)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis capensis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cape Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao capensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.759
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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