Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (3)
Philip J. K. McGowan, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 27, 2015
Text last updated October 27, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | francolí escatós |
| Czech | frankolín šupinkatý |
| Dutch | Geschubde Frankolijn |
| English | Scaly Spurfowl |
| English (Kenya) | Scaly Francolin |
| English (United States) | Scaly Spurfowl |
| French | Francolin écaillé |
| French (France) | Francolin écaillé |
| German | Schuppenfrankolin |
| Japanese | ウロコシャコ |
| Norwegian | skyggefrankolin |
| Polish | szponiastonóg łuskowany |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Francolim-malhado |
| Russian | Чешуйчатый франколин |
| Serbian | Ljuskasti frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolínec šupinatý |
| Spanish | Francolín Escamoso |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín escamoso |
| Swedish | fjällig frankolin |
| Turkish | Pullu Turaç |
| Ukrainian | Турач тропічний |
Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus squamatus
Cassin, 1857. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(1856), p.321.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape Lopez, French Congo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- squamatum / squamatus
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Scaly Francolin
