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Ahanta Francolin

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Francolinus ahantensis

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
- 3.1 Pternistis vs. Francolinus
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

West Africa: discontinuous in lowlands of Senegambia to south-western Nigeria.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

Two subspecies are recognised by some authors: ahantensis and hopkinsoni.^[2]

[edit] Pternistis vs. Francolinus

Sibley & Monroe (1996) placed this species in the genus Pternistis, but this genus has not been recognized by Clements (2007) or Howard & Moore (2003), and the Opus follows in this consensus.

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
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