Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus - Francolin écaillé

Francolin écaillé
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Phasianidés

  • Genus
    :

    Pternistis

  • Species
    :

    squamatus

Descriptor

Cassin, 1857

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 33 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 377 à 515 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Francolin écaillé
adult
Francolin écaillé
adult

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Pternistis squamatus squamatus (se Nigeria to DRCongo)
  • Pternistis squamatus schuetti (e DRCongo to Uganda, c Kenya, and Ethiopia)
  • Pternistis squamatus maranensis (s Kenya, n Tanzania)

Foreign names

  • Francolin écaillé,
  • Francolín escamoso,
  • francolim-malhado,
  • Schuppenfrankolin,
  • Geschubde Frankolijn,
  • Francolino squamato,
  • fjällig sporrhöna,
  • Skyggefrankolin,
  • frankolínec šupinatý,
  • frankolín šupinkatý,
  • Skælfrankolin,
  • suomufrankoliini,
  • francolí escatós,
  • szponiastonóg łuskowany,
  • Чешуйчатый турач,
  • ウロコシャコ,
  • 鳞斑鹧鸪,
  • 鱗斑鷓鴣,

Voice song and cries

Francolin écaillé
adult

Habitat

Francolin écaillé

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 29-12-2010
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