Double-spurred Spurfowl

Pternistis bicalcaratus - Francolin à double éperon

Systematics

Order
:
Galliformes
Family
:
Phasianidés
Genus
:
Pternistis
Species
:
bicalcaratus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 34 cm
Wingspan
: 45 à 50 cm.
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Double-spurred Spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Pternistis bicalcaratus bicalcaratus (Senegal to sw Chad)
Pternistis bicalcaratus adamauae ()
Pternistis bicalcaratus ayesha (w Morocco)

Foreign names

Francolin à double éperon,
Francolín biespolado,
choca,
Doppelspornfrankolin,
sarkantyús frankolin,
Barbarijse Frankolijn,
Francolino bisperonato,
marockansk sporrhöna,
Hvitbrynfrankolin,
frankolínec dvojostrohý,
frankolín dvouostruhý,
Stribet Frankolin,
kannusfrankoliini,
francolí de doble esperó,
Sporahæna,
szponiastonóg zbrojny,
divpiešu frankolins,
ostrožni frankolin,
Двушпоровый турач,
フタツケズメシャコ,
双距鹧鸪,
雙距鷓鴣,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry, Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Illustration

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Sources of information

Avibase, Lepage Denis
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
Birds of the Gambia and Senegal, Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher, Tony Disley
Pheasants, partridges and grouses, Madge Steve
Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023.

Other sources of interest