Red-billed spurfowl
| Red-billed spurfowl | |
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| Pternistis adspersus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Perdicinae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. adspersus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis adspersus Waterhouse, 1838 | |
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The red-billed spurfowl (Pternistis adspersus), also known as the red-billed francolin, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Francolinus adspersus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
- Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.0). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
External links
- (Red-billed spurfowl = ) red-billed francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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