Swierstra's Spurfowl Pternistis swierstrai Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Eduardo de Juana
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 de Swierstra |
| Czech | frankolín angolský |
| Dutch | Swierstrafrankolijn |
| English | Swierstra's Spurfowl |
| English (United States) | Swierstra's Spurfowl |
| French | Francolin de Swierstra |
| French (France) | Francolin de Swierstra |
| German | Swierstrafrankolin |
| Japanese | クロクビワシャコ |
| Norwegian | svartbrystfrankolin |
| Polish | szponiastonóg angolski |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Francolim-da-montanha |
| Russian | Ангольский франколин |
| Serbian | Crno-beli frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolínec obojkový |
| Spanish | Francolín de Swierstra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín de Swierstra |
| Swedish | swierstrafrankolin |
| Turkish | Alaca Turaç |
| Ukrainian | Турач ангольський |
Pternistis swierstrai (Roberts, 1929)
PROTONYM:
Chaetopus swierstrai
Roberts, 1929. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 13, p.72.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mombola, Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- swierstrai
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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 Swierstra's Francolin
