Double-spurred Francolin
Pternistis bicalcaratus - Francolin à double éperon
Systematics
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Order:
Galliformes
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Family:
Phasianidés
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Genus:
Pternistis
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Species:
bicalcaratus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 34 cm
- Wingspan: 45 à 50 cm.
- Weight:
Geographic range
Description identification
Double-spurred Francolin (Pternistis bicalcaratus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.
Subspecific information 3 subspecies
- Pternistis bicalcaratus bicalcaratus (Senegal to sw Chad)
- Pternistis bicalcaratus ayesha (w Morocco)
- Pternistis bicalcaratus ogilviegranti (s Nigeria, s Cameroon)
Foreign names
- Francolin à double éperon,
- Francolín Biespolado,
- Choca,
- Doppelspornfrankolin,
- sarkantyús frankolin,
- Barbarijse Frankolijn,
- Francolino armato,
- Marockansk frankolin,
- Hvitbrynfrankolin,
- frankolínec dvojostrohý,
- frankolín dvouostruhý,
- Stribet Frankolin,
- kannusfrankoliini,
- francolí de doble esperó,
- Sporahæna,
- szponiastonóg zbrojny,
- divpiešu frankolins,
- ostrožni frankolin,
- Двушпоровый турач,
- フタツケヅメシャコ,
- 双距鹧鸪,
- 雙距鷓鴣,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry, Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland
Sources of information
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- Birds of the Gambia and Senegal, Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher, Tony Disley
- Pheasants, partridges and grouses, Madge Steve
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- IOC World Bird List (v9.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes