Chestnut-naped spurfowl
Appearance
Chestnut-naped francolin | |
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Species: | P. castaneicollis
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Pternistis castaneicollis Salvadori, 1888
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Francolinus castaneicollis protonym |
The chestnut-naped francolin (Pternistis castaneicollis) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. At 33–37 cm (13–15 in) and 550–1,200 g (1.21–2.65 lb), it is a large species of francolin.[2] It is found in Ethiopia and northern Somalia.
References
- ^ Template:IUCN2008
- ^ Dunning Jr., John B. (1992). CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.