Grey-breasted spurfowl explained

The grey-breasted spurfowl or grey-breasted francolin (Pternistis rufopictus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in Tanzania.

The grey-breasted spurfowl was described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1887 and given its current binomial name Pternistis rufopictus.[1] The specific epithet combines the Latin rufus meaning "red" and pictus meaning "painted".[2] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019 found that the grey-breasted spurfowl is sister to the red-necked spurfowl.[3] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Reichenow . Anton . Anton Reichenow . 1887 . Dr. Fischer's Ornithologische Sammlungen während der letzten Reise zum Victoria Njansa. Mit Benutzung der Tagebücher des Reisenden bearbeitet . Journal für Ornithologie . 35 . 38–78 [52] . 10.1007/BF02006981 . 38796032 . German .
  2. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . limited . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 343 .
  3. Mandiwana-Neudani . T.G. . Little . R.M. . Crowe . T.M. . Bowie . R.C.K. . 2019 . Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of African spurfowls Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Coturnicini: Pternistis spp. . Ostrich . 90 . 2 . 145–172 . 10.2989/00306525.2019.1584925 . 195417777 .
  4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . 2020 . Pheasants, partridges, francolins . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 8 February 2020 .

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