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;[[:Category:Pternistis|Pternistis]] squamatus | ;[[:Category:Pternistis|Pternistis]] squamatus | ||
| − | [[Image:Scaly_Francolin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by JWN Andrewes<br />Photo taken: Aberdares National Park, Kenya.]] | + | [[Image:Scaly_Francolin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''schuetti''.<br>Photo by JWN Andrewes<br />Photo taken: Aberdares National Park, Kenya.]] |
| + | '''Alternative name: Scaly Spurfowl''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Scaly_francolin_kenya.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''schuetti''.<br>Photo © by {{user|THE_FERN|THE_FERN}}. Mount Kenya National Park, [[Kenya]], November 2021]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]. | [[Africa]]. | ||
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Formerly placed in genus ''[[Francolinus]]''. | Formerly placed in genus ''[[Francolinus]]''. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | + | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]: | |
| − | *''P. s. squamatus'' | + | *''P. s. squamatus'': central and southeastern [[Nigeria]] east to southwestern and northern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
| − | + | *''P. s. schuetti'': southern [[South Sudan]] and western [[Ethiopia]] south to eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], western and central [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]], and central [[Malawi]] | |
| − | *''P. s. schuetti'' | + | *''P. s. maranensis'': southeastern [[Kenya]] and northeastern [[Tanzania]] |
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| − | *''P. s. maranensis'' | + | In addition, reference [[#Reference|[3]]] recognises the following: |
| − | + | *''P. s. usambarae'' | |
| + | *''P. s. uzungwensis'' | ||
| + | *''P. s. doni'' | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#Avibase |
| + | #{{Ref-BirdlifeChecklistV7_22}} | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pternistis+squamatus}} | {{GSearch|Pternistis+squamatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pternistis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pternistis]] | ||
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- Pternistis squamatus
Alternative name: Scaly Spurfowl
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Francolinus.
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- P. s. squamatus: central and southeastern Nigeria east to southwestern and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- P. s. schuetti: southern South Sudan and western Ethiopia south to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western and central Kenya and Tanzania, and central Malawi
- P. s. maranensis: southeastern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania
In addition, reference [3] recognises the following:
- P. s. usambarae
- P. s. uzungwensis
- P. s. doni
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly Francolin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly_Francolin
