Swainson's spurfowl
| Swainson's spurfowl | |
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| Adult bird inKruger National Parkand evening call fromPretoria,South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. swainsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis swainsonii (Smith, A,1836)
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geographic distribution
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| Synonyms | |
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Swainson's spurfowlorSwainson's francolin(Pternistis swainsonii) is a species ofbirdin the familyPhasianidaewhich is native tosouthern Africa.In theShona languagein Zimbabwe, this bird is called thechikwarior horwe and is considered a delicacy by outdoor and hunting enthusiasts. Swainson's spurfowl was named afterWilliam Swainson,anEnglishornithologist.
Range and habitat[edit]
It is found in grasslands and woodlands ofAngola,Botswana,Lesotho,Malawi,Mozambique,Namibia,South Africa,Eswatini,Zambia,andZimbabwe.
Taxonomy[edit]
Swainson's spurfowl was described in 1836 by the Scottish zoologistAndrew Smithand given thebinomial namePerdix swainsonii.Smith noted that the spurfowl inhabited the banks of the rivers beyond Kurrichaine (Kaditshwene), the modern province ofLimpopoin South Africa.[2]Thespecific epithetswainsoniiwas chosen to honour the English naturalistWilliam John Swainson.[3]The species is now placed in thegenusPternististhat was introduced by the German naturalistJohann Georg Waglerin 1832.[4][5]Swainson's spurfowl is treated asmonotypic:the proposedsubspecieslundaziis not recognised.[5]
Onesyntype specimenofPerdix SwainsoniiSmith(Rep. Exped. Centr. Afr., 1836, p.54.), is held in the collections ofNational Museums LiverpoolatWorld Museum,with accession number D1587 (male adult). The specimen was collected on the “Banks of Rivers beyond Kurrichaine",Transvaal,South Africa byAndrew Smith.The specimen was purchased at the sale of Smith's South Africa Museum (Lot 128, 6th June 1838) and came to the Liverpool national collection via the13th Earl of Derby's collection which was bequeathed to the people of Liverpool in 1851. Another syntype, purchased from the South Africa Society, is in theNatural History Museum at Tringand there is also a syntype inNational Museums Scotland.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^BirdLife International (2016)."Pternistis swainsonii".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T22678860A92792338.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678860A92792338.en.Retrieved14 November2021.
- ^Smith, Andrew(1836).Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope.Cape Town: Printed at the Government Gazette Office. p. 54.
- ^Jobling, James A. (2010).The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names.London: Christopher Helm. p. 375.ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^Wagler, Johann Georg(1832)."Neue Sippen und Gattungen der Säugthiere und Vögel".Isis von Oken(in German and Latin).1832.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.Retrieved14 February2020.
External links[edit]
- (Swainson's spurfowl = ) Swainson's francolin -Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
- Xeno-canto: audio recordings of Swainson's spurfowl
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