Erckel's Spurfowl
Pternistis erckelii(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1835)
English (US) Erckel's Spurfowl
The Erckel's Spurfowl (Pternistis erckelii) 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: northeastern Sudan and highlands of northern Eritrea and northwestern Ethiopia; introduced to HawaiiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis erckelii
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Erckel's Spurfowl
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix Erckelii
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1835)
- Type locality
- Taranta Mts., northeastern Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.12 pl.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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