Handsome Spurfowl Pternistis nobilis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 28, 2015
Text last updated October 28, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | francolí noble |
| Czech | frankolín ugandský |
| Dutch | Bamboefrankolijn |
| English | Handsome Spurfowl |
| English (United States) | Handsome Spurfowl |
| French | Francolin noble |
| French (France) | Francolin noble |
| German | Edelfrankolin |
| Japanese | ウツクシシャコ |
| Norwegian | edelfrankolin |
| Polish | szponiastonóg ciemny |
| Russian | Угандийский франколин |
| Serbian | Ugandski frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolínec kráľovský |
| Spanish | Francolín Noble |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín noble |
| Swedish | rostbukig frankolin |
| Turkish | Küçük Bambu Turacı |
| Ukrainian | Турач угандійський |
Pternistis nobilis (Reichenow, 1908)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus nobilis
Reichenow, 1908. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 16, p.81.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Wirunga [or Birunga] Volcano, Belgian Congo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- nobilis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Handsome Francolin
