Red-billed spurfowl
| Red-billed spurfowl | |
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| P. adspersus in Namibia | |
| Calls recorded in Etosha Game Park, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. adspersus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis adspersus Waterhouse, 1838
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The red-billed spurfowl (Pternistis adspersus), also known as the red-billed francolin, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The species exhibits sexual dimorphism in size. Males are larger, measuring 38 cm (15 in) in length and weighing 340–635 g (12.0–22.4 oz), whereas females measure 33 cm (13 in) in length and weigh 340–549 g (12.0–19.4 oz). The species has barred underparts (in contrast to the related Natal spurfowl) and a conspicuous yellow eye-ring.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pternistis adspersus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22678819A92790026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678819A92790026.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ McGowan, P.J.K. & Kirwan, G.M. (2017). Red-billed Francolin (Pternistis adspersus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/53412 on 22 May 2017).
- Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.0). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
External links
- (Red-billed spurfowl = ) red-billed francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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