Handsome Spurfowl
Pternistis nobilis(Reichenow, A, 1908)
English (US) Handsome Spurfowl
The Handsome Spurfowl (Pternistis nobilis) 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 eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda, and RwandaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis nobilis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Handsome Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1908)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Francolinus nobilis
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1908)
- Type locality
- Wirunga [or Birunga] Volcano, Belgian Congo.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 16 p.81
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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