Pternistis swainsonii

Pternistis swainsonii

Pternistis swainsonii — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phasianoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Pangalloanserae Superordo: Galloanserae Cladus: Pangalliformes Ordo: Galliformes Subordo: Phasiani Superfamilia: Phasianoidea

Familia: Phasianidae
Subfamilia: Phasianinae
Genus: Pternistis
Species: Pternistis swainsonii
Subspecies: P. s. swainsonii

Subspecies synonyms: P. s. chobiensis – P. s. damarensis – P. s. gilli – P. s. lundazi – included in nominal

Name

Pternistis swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836)

Synonymy

• Perdix swainsonii (protonym)
• Francolinus swainsonii (A. Smith, 1836)

References

Primary references

• Report of the expedition for exploring central Africa p. 54

Additional references

• Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G., Little, R.M., Crowe, T.M. & Bowie, R.C.K. 2019b. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of African spurfowls Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Coturnicini: Pternistis spp. Ostrich – Journal of African Ornithology 90(2): 145–172. DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2019.1584925 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Bosveldfisant
• català: Francolí de Swainson
• English: Swainson's Francolin
• español: Francolín de Swainson
• فارسی: دراج سوینسون
• suomi: Kosteikkofrankoliini
• français: Francolin de Swainson
• Nederlands: Swainsons frankolijn
• português: Francolim-de-swainson
• русский: Свенсонов турач
• svenska: Swainsonfrankolin

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