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Pternistis  Wagler, 1832
Taxonomic Serial No.: 553496

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderGalliformes  – Fowls, Gallinaceous Birds, gallinacées, volaille  
                            FamilyPhasianidae  – Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse, Pheasants, Quail, cailles, faisans  
                               GenusPternistis Wagler, 1832  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Pternistis adspersus (Waterhouse, 1838) – Red-billed Spurfowl, Francolin à bec rouge, Francolín piquirrojo, francolim-de-bico-vermelho, Red-billed Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis afer (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Red-necked Spurfowl, Francolin à gorge rouge, Francolín gorjirrojo, francolim-de-gola-vermelha, Red-necked Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis ahantensis (Temminck, 1854) – Ahanta Spurfowl, Francolin d'Ahanta, Francolín de Ahanta, francolim-ahanta, Ahanta Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis atrifrons (Conover, 1930) – Black-fronted Spurfowl, Francolin à front noir, Francolín frentinegro, Black-fronted Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Double-spurred Spurfowl, Francolin à double éperon, Francolín biespolado, choca, Double-spurred Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis camerunensis (Alexander, 1909) – Mount Cameroon Spurfowl, Francolin du Cameroun, Francolín del Camerún, francolim-camaronês, Cameroon Francolin, Mount Cameroon Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis capensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Cape Spurfowl, Francolin criard, Francolín de El Cabo, francolim-do-cabo, Cape Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis castaneicollis (Salvadori, 1888) – Chestnut-naped Spurfowl, Francolin à cou roux, Francolín cuellicastaño, francolim-de-nuca-castanha, Chestnut-naped Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis clappertoni (Children & Vigors, 1826) – Clapperton's Spurfowl, Francolin de Clapperton, Francolín de Clapperton, francolim-de-bigode, Clapperton's Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis erckelii (Rüppell, 1835) – Erckel's Spurfowl, Francolin d'Erckel, Francolín de Erckel, francolim-de-sobrancelhas-pretas, Erckel's Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis griseostriatus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1890) – Grey-striped Spurfowl, Francolin à bandes grises, Francolín angoleño, francolim-de-listras-cinzentas, Gray-striped Francolin, Grey-striped Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis hartlaubi (Barboza du Bocage, 1869) – Hartlaub's Spurfowl, Francolin de Hartlaub, Francolín de Hartlaub, francolim-de-hartlaub, Hartlaub's Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis harwoodi (Blundell & Lovat, 1899) – Harwood's Spurfowl, Francolin de Harwood, Francolín de Harwood, francolim-etíope, Harwood's Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis hildebrandti (Cabanis, 1878) – Hildebrandt's Spurfowl, Francolin de Hildebrandt, Francolín de Hildebrandt, francolim-de-barriga-branca, Hildebrandt's Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis icterorhynchus (Heuglin, 1863) – Heuglin's Spurfowl, Francolin à bec jaune, Francolín piquigualdo, francolim-de-bico-amarelo, Yellow-billed Francolin, Heuglin's Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891) – Jackson's Spurfowl, Francolin de Jackson, Francolín de Jackson, francolim-de-jackson, Jackson's Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis leucoscepus (G. R. Gray, 1867) – Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Francolin à cou jaune, Francolín gorjiamarillo, francolim-de-pescoço-amarelo 
                                  Species Pternistis natalensis (A. Smith, 1833) – Natal Spurfowl, Francolin du Natal, Francolín de Natal, francolim-do-natal, Natal Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis nobilis (Reichenow, 1908) – Handsome Spurfowl, Francolin noble, Francolín noble, francolim-nobre, Handsome Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis ochropectus (Dorst & Jouanin, 1952) – Djibouti Spurfowl, Francolin somali, Francolín de Yibuti, francolim-de-cara-preta, Djibouti Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis rufopictus Reichenow, 1887 – Grey-breasted Spurfowl, Francolin à poitrine grise, Francolín del Victoria, francolim-de-peito-cinzento, Gray-breasted Francolin, Grey-breasted Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857) – Scaly Spurfowl, Francolin écaillé, Francolín escamoso, francolim-escamoso, Scaly Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836) – Swainson's Spurfowl, Francolin de Swainson, Francolín de Swainson, francolim-de-swainson, Swainson's Francolin 
                                  Species Pternistis swierstrai (Roberts, 1929) – Swierstra's Spurfowl, Francolin de Swierstra, Francolín de Swierstra, francolim-de-colar-preto, Swierstra's Francolin 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Pternistis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 12.1), website (version 12.1)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 21 Jan, 2022]   
  Reference for: Pternistis   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, website (version 1998)  
  Acquired: 1998   
  Notes: Alan P. Peterson; http://www.zoonomen.net/   
  Reference for: Pternistis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dickinson, Edward C., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition   
  Page(s): 1039   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-11701-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pternistis   
       

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