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Francolinus swainsonii

Photo by Leon
Photo taken: Pilansberg, South Africa.

Alternate name: Swainson's Spurfowl

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

[edit] Taxonomy

[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] Subspecies

Francolinus swainsonii has two subspecies:

• F. s. swainsonii
• F. s. lundazi

[edit] Habitat

Woodlands, brushlands and farmlands.

[edit] Behaviour

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