Swainson's Spurfowl
Pternistis swainsonii(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Swainson's Spurfowl
The Swainson's Spurfowl (Pternistis swainsonii) 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: savanna, wet grassland, and edge of lowlands and hills from southeastern Angola and northern Namibia eastward to northeastern Zimbabwe and southward to Free State, eastern South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis swainsonii
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swainson's Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix Swainsonii
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- Rivers south of Kurrichane = western Transvaal.
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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