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'''Alternative name: Grey-breasted Spurfowl''' | '''Alternative name: Grey-breasted Spurfowl''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Grey-breasted_Spurfowl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user||safariranger|safariranger}}<br />[[Serengeti National Park]], [[Tanzania]], 2003]] | ||
;[[:Category:Francolinus|Francolinus]] rufopictus | ;[[:Category:Francolinus|Francolinus]] rufopictus | ||
| − | + | ''Pternistis rufopictus'' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 35–39 cm (13¾-15¼ in) | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Yellow-necked Francolin]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Africa]]: endemic to north-western [[Tanzania]] (Lake Victoria to Serengeti and south to Wembere) | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
====''Pternistis'' vs. ''Francolinus''==== | ====''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. | 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== | ||
| + | Plains and savannas, with a rainfall around 500-700mm annually. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of sedge tubers and seeds, with the addition of insects such as grasshoppers and termites. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Francolinus+rufopictus}} | + | {{GSearch|Francolinus+rufopictus Use "Francolinus rufopictus" to}} |
| + | {{GSearch|Pternistis+rufopictus Use "Pternistis rufopictus" to}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Francolinus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Francolinus]] | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 4 July 2015
Alternative name: Grey-breasted Spurfowl
- Francolinus rufopictus
Pternistis rufopictus
Identification
35–39 cm (13¾-15¼ in)
Similar Species
Distribution
Africa: endemic to north-western Tanzania (Lake Victoria to Serengeti and south to Wembere)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
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
Plains and savannas, with a rainfall around 500-700mm annually.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of sedge tubers and seeds, with the addition of insects such as grasshoppers and termites.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-breasted Francolin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-breasted_Francolin
