Jackson's Spurfowl
Pternistis jacksoni(Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1891)
English (US) Jackson's Spurfowl
The Jackson's Spurfowl (Pternistis jacksoni) 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: montane forest of western and central KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis jacksoni
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Jackson's Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1891)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus jacksoni
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1891)
- Type locality
- Kikuyu = Mianzini, Kenya Colony.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.3, no.9 p.123
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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