Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Pternistis leucoscepus(Gray, GR, 1867)
English (US) Yellow-necked Spurfowl
The Yellow-necked Spurfowl (Pternistis leucoscepus) 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 leucoscepus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-necked Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pternistis leucoscepus leucoscepus
- Pternistis leucoscepus infuscatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus leucoscepus
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1867)
- Type locality
- Ethiopia.
- Original description
- List of the specimens of birds in the collection of the British Museum pt5 p.48
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Double-spurred Spurfowl
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Heuglin's Spurfowl
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Scaly Spurfowl
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Harwood's Spurfowl
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Clapperton's Spurfowl
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Swainson's Spurfowl
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Grey-breasted Spurfowl
Pternistis rufopictus
Red-necked Spurfowl
Pternistis afer
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