Ahanta Spurfowl Pternistis ahantensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 24, 2018
Text last updated May 24, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | francolí d'Ahanta |
| Czech | frankolín západoafrický |
| Dutch | Ahantafrankolijn |
| English | Ahanta Spurfowl |
| English (United States) | Ahanta Spurfowl |
| French | Francolin d'Ahanta |
| French (France) | Francolin d'Ahanta |
| German | Ahantafrankolin |
| Japanese | チャミミシャコ |
| Norwegian | ashantifrankolin |
| Polish | szponiastonóg brązowouchy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Perdiz-do-gunal |
| Russian | Гамбийский франколин |
| Serbian | Ganski frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolínec hnedý |
| Spanish | Francolín de Ahanta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín de Ahanta |
| Swedish | ahantafrankolin |
| Turkish | Ahanta Turacı |
| Ukrainian | Турач гамбійський |
Pternistis ahantensis (Temminck, 1854)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus ahantensis
Temminck, 1854. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 1, afl. 6, p.49,pl..
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ahanta, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- ahantensis
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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 Ahanta Francolin
