Harwood's Spurfowl
Pternistis harwoodi(Blundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899)
English (US) Harwood's Spurfowl
The Harwood's Spurfowl (Pternistis harwoodi) 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: highlands of central EthiopiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis harwoodi
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Harwood's Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Blundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus harwoodi
- Described by
- (Blundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899)
- Type locality
- Aheafeg, southern Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 10 p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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