Chestnut-naped Spurfowl
Pternistis castaneicollis(Salvadori, AT, 1888)
English (US) Chestnut-naped Spurfowl
The Chestnut-naped Spurfowl (Pternistis castaneicollis) 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 castaneicollis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Chestnut-naped Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1888)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pternistis castaneicollis castaneicollis
- Pternistis castaneicollis atrifrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus castaneicollis
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1888)
- Type locality
- Lake Ciar-Ciar [= Chercher], Shoa.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 26 p.542
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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