Xenoperdix obscurata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Galliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Pangalloanserae Cladus: Galloanseres Ordo: Galliformes

Familia: Phasianidae
Subfamilia: Perdicinae
Genus: Xenoperdix
Species: Xenoperdix obscurata

Name

Xenoperdix obscurata Bowie & Fjeldså, 2005 Type locality: Udzungwa and Rubeho Highlands of the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania.

Synonymy

• Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata Fjeldsa & Kiure, 2003

References

• Fjeldså, Jon & Jacob Kiure 2003: A new population of the Udzungwa forest partridge. Bulletin British Ornithologists Club 123(1):52-57. pdf
• Bowie, Rauri C.K. & Fjeldså, Jon 2005: Genetic and morphological evidence for two species in the Udzungwa forest partridge Xenoperdix udzungwensi. Journal of East African Natural History, 94(1): 191–201. pdf.
• Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Rubeho Forest-partridge
français: Xénoperdrix des Rubeho
Nederlands: Rubehobospatrijs
svenska: rubehohöna