Scaly Spurfowl
Pternistis squamatus - Francolin écaillé
Systematics
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Order:
Galliformes
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Family:
Phasianidés
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Genus:
Pternistis
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Species:
squamatus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 33 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 377 à 515 g
Geographic range
Identification
Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.
Subspecific information 3 subspecies
- Pternistis squamatus squamatus (se Nigeria to DRCongo)
- Pternistis squamatus schuetti (e DRCongo to Uganda, c Kenya, and Ethiopia)
- Pternistis squamatus maranensis (s Kenya, n Tanzania)
Foreign names
- Francolin écaillé,
- Francolín escamoso,
- francolim-escamoso,
- Schuppenfrankolin,
- Geschubde Frankolijn,
- Francolino squamato,
- fjällig sporrhöna,
- Skyggefrankolin,
- frankolínec šupinatý,
- frankolín šupinkatý,
- Skælfrankolin,
- suomufrankoliini,
- francolí escatós,
- szponiastonóg łuskowany,
- Чешуйчатый франколин,
- ウロコシャコ,
- 鳞斑鹧鸪,
- 鱗斑鷓鴣,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan
- Pheasants, partridges and grouses, Madge Steve
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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