Swierstra's Spurfowl
Pternistis swierstrai(Roberts, A, 1929)
English (US) Swierstra's Spurfowl
The Swierstra's Spurfowl (Pternistis swierstrai) 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 Angola (Cuanza Sul to Huila)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pternistis swierstrai
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Swierstra's Spurfowl
- Described by
- (Roberts, A, 1929)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chaetopus swierstrai
- Described by
- (Roberts, A, 1929)
- Type locality
- Mombola, Angola.
- Original description
- Annals of the Transvaal Museum 13 p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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