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'''Alternative name: Swainson's Spurfowl''' | '''Alternative name: Swainson's Spurfowl''' | ||
;[[:Category:Pternistis|Pternistis]] swainsonii | ;[[:Category:Pternistis|Pternistis]] swainsonii | ||
''Francolinus swainsonii'' | ''Francolinus swainsonii'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:TZP SwansonFrancolin SER7109.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|mikemik|mikemik}}<br />[[Serengeti National Park]], [[Tanzania]], May 2018]] | ||
+ | Male 38 cm (15 in), female 33 cm (13 in) | ||
+ | *Blackish upper [[Dictionary_M-O#M|mandible]] | ||
+ | *Black legs | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | [[Red-necked Francolin]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Angola]] | + | Western, Eastern and Southern [[Africa]]:<br /> |
+ | '''Westrn Africa''': [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Formerly placed in genus ''[[Francolinus]]''. | Formerly placed in genus ''[[Francolinus]]''. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | ''Pternistis swainsonii'' has two subspecies: | + | ''Pternistis swainsonii'' has two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
− | *''P. s. swainsonii'' | + | *''P. s. swainsonii'': South East [[Angola]] to northern [[Namibia]], southern [[Botswana]] and north-eastern [[South Africa]] |
− | *''P. s. lundazi'' | + | *''P. s. lundazi'': North and western [[Zimbabwe]] to southern [[Mozambique]] |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Woodlands, brushlands and farmlands. | + | Woodlands, brushlands and farmlands. Preferring dense grassland near grain fields; never far from water. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | They have a varied diet, consisting of bulbs, tubers and roots, seeds, berries and grass; with the addition of some spiders and insects, including locusts, ticks and beetles. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The breeding season is related to the rainfall. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 00:21, 11 June 2018
Alternative name: Swainson's Spurfowl
- Pternistis swainsonii
Francolinus swainsonii
Identification
Male 38 cm (15 in), female 33 cm (13 in)
- Blackish upper mandible
- Black legs
Similar Species
Distribution
Western, Eastern and Southern Africa:
Westrn Africa: Angola
Eastern Africa: Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Francolinus.
Subspecies
Pternistis swainsonii has two subspecies[1]:
- P. s. swainsonii: South East Angola to northern Namibia, southern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa
- P. s. lundazi: North and western Zimbabwe to southern Mozambique
Habitat
Woodlands, brushlands and farmlands. Preferring dense grassland near grain fields; never far from water.
Behaviour
Diet
They have a varied diet, consisting of bulbs, tubers and roots, seeds, berries and grass; with the addition of some spiders and insects, including locusts, ticks and beetles.
Breeding
The breeding season is related to the rainfall.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Swainson's Francolin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Swainson%27s_Francolin
External Links