Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Pternistis hildebrandti

Mid-sized francolin in which males and females are strikingly different. Males have a brown back and are boldly marked with black and white below. The smaller female is plainer, with rufous underparts. Found locally in a wide variety of habitats, including grassland, savanna, montane heath, and forest edge. Usually in pairs or small groups. The call is a quick series of raucous notes.

分类信息

Hildebrandt's spurfowl was described in 1878 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis based on specimens collected by the zoologist Johann Maria Hildebrandt in the Taita–Taveta County of Kenya. Cabanis honoured Hildebrandt and coined the scientific name Francolinus (Scleroptera) hildebrandti. The species is now placed in the genus Pternistis that was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler in 1832. A phylogenetic study published in 2019 found that Hildebrandt's spurfowl is sister to the Natal spurfowl.<p>Two subspecies are recognised:

学名
Pternistis hildebrandti
命名信息
(Cabanis, 1878)
Galliformes
Phasianidae
Pternistis

分布与栖息地

迁徙
Resident species

保护状况

种群趋势
stable

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分布

鸟叫声

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