Swierstra's spurfowl
| Swierstra's spurfowl | |
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| Swierstra's spurfowl inAngola | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. swierstrai
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| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis swierstrai (Roberts,1929)
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geographic distribution
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| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus swierstrai | |
Swierstra's spurfowl(Pternistis swierstrai) is a species ofbirdin the familyPhasianidae.It is found only inAngolain the rapidly shrinkingAfromontaneforests of peaks such asMount Mocoand Mount Soque.[2]
Its naturalhabitatis subtropical or tropical moistmontane forests.It is threatened byhabitat loss.
The scientific name commemorates the South African entomologistCornelis Jacobus Swierstra.
Taxonomy
[edit]Swierstra's spurfowl was described in 1929 by the South African zoologistAustin Robertsfrom a specimen that had been collected in Mombola, Angola. He coined thebinomial nameChaetopus swierstrai,choosing thespecific epithetto honour the South African entomologistCornelis Jacobus Swierstra.[3]The species is now placed in thegenusPternististhat was introduced by the German naturalistJohann Georg Waglerin 1832.[4][5]Swierstra's spurfowl ismonotypic:nosubspeciesare recognised.[5]
References
[edit]- ^BirdLife International (2016)."Pternistis swierstrai".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T22678896A92793729.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678896A92793729.en.Retrieved17 November2021.
- ^Hirschfeld, Erik; Swash, Andy; Still, Robert (2013).The World's Rarest Birds.Princeton University Press. p. 77.ISBN9781400844906.
- ^Roberts, Austin(1929)."New forms of African birds".Annals of the Transvaal Museum.13:71–81 [72].
- ^Wagler, Johann Georg(1832)."Neue Sippen und Gattungen der Säugthiere und Vögel".Isis von Oken(in German and Latin). cols 1218–1235 [1229].
- ^abGill, Frank;Donsker, David;Rasmussen, Pamela,eds. (2020)."Pheasants, partridges, francolins".IOC World Bird List Version 10.1.International Ornithologists' Union.Retrieved11 February2020.
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