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| - | ;Pternistis ahantensis | + | ;[[:Category:Francolinus|Francolinus]] ahantensis |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | West [[Africa]]: discontinuous in lowlands of [[Senegambia]] to south-western [[Nigeria]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
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| | + | Two subspecies are recognised by some authors: ''ahantensis'' and ''hopkinsoni''.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> |
| | + | ====''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. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Moist lowland forests. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | ==Bird Song== | + | ==References== |
| - | | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | {{GSearch|Pternistis+ahantensis}} | + | {{GSearch|Francolinus+ahantensis}} |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Francolinus]] |
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- Francolinus ahantensis
[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.
- Avibase
[edit] External Links
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