Species of bird
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 .[2] The specific epithet combines the Latin rufus meaning "red" and pictus meaning "painted".[3] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019 found that the grey-breasted spurfowl is sister to the red-necked spurfowl .[4] The species is monotypic : no subspecies are recognised.[5]
References
^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pternistis rufopictus " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T22678851A92791903. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678851A92791903.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021 .
^ Reichenow, Anton (1887). "Dr. Fischer's Ornithologische Sammlungen während der letzten Reise zum Victoria Njansa. Mit Benutzung der Tagebücher des Reisenden bearbeitet" . Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 35 : 38–78 [52]. doi :10.1007/BF02006981 . S2CID 38796032 .
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . London: Christopher Helm. p. 343 . ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
^ 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. doi :10.2989/00306525.2019.1584925 . S2CID 195417777 .
^ Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (2020). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins" . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 February 2020 .
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