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[[Image:DSC 89041.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}} <br />[[Murchison Falls National Park]], [[Uganda]], January 2019]]
 
'''Alternative name: Red-necked Spurfowl'''
 
'''Alternative name: Red-necked Spurfowl'''
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;[[:Category:Francolinus|Francolinus]] afer
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;[[:Category:Pternistis|Pternistis]] afer
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[[Image:Red-necked_Spurfowl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by juninho]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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25–38cm.  Dark, brown above and black-streaked grey or white underparts. The bill, bare facial skin, neck and legs are bright red.
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25–38cm (9¾-15 in)<br />
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*Dark, brown upperparts
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*Black-streaked whitish underparts
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*Scarlet bill, bare facial skin, throat, neck and legs
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Central belt of [[Africa]] and down the east coast to [[Tanzania]].
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Central belt of [[Africa]] ([[Angola]] and [[Congo]] to [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Mozambique]]) and down the east coast to southern [[South Africa]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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There are 7 subspecies.
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Formerly placed in genus ''[[Francolinus]]''.
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====''Pternistis'' vs. ''Francolinus''====
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====Subspecies====
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Sibley & Monroe (1996) placed this species in the genus ''Pternistis'', but this genus has not been recognized by Clements (2007) or Howard & Moore (2003), and the Opus follows in this consensus.
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There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*P. a. cranchii'':
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:*West [[Congo]] to eastern [[Uganda]] and western [[Kenya]], south to north-eastern [[Zambia]]
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*P. a. harterti'':
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:*North shore of Lake Tanganyika (eastern [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Burundi]], northwestern [[Tanzania]])
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*P. a. leucoparaeus'':
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:*Coastal Kenya (Tana River to Tanzania border)
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*P. a. melanogaster'':
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:*[[Mozambique]] north of Zambezi River to eastern Tanzania and eastern Zambia
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*P. a. swynnertoni'':
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:*Interior Mozambique south of Zambezi River to south-eastern [[Zimbabwe]]
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*P. a. afer'':
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:*West [[Angola]] and extreme north-western [[Namibia]]
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*P. a. castaneiventer'':
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:*[[South Africa]] (southern and eastern Cape Province)
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Open scrub and thickets.
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Wooded grassland, savanna, bush, open scrub and thickets.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The nest is a bare scrape, and 3-9 eggs are laid.
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====Breeding====
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The nest is a bare scrape. Their clutch contains 3-9 eggs.
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Its diet includes seeds, tubers, roots, berries and grass stalks although it will also eat insects and their larvae.  
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of seeds, tubers, bulbs, roots, berries and grass stalks although it will also eat insects and their larvae.  
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
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#BF Member observations
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Francolinus+afer}}
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{{GSearch|Francolin+afer}}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Francolinus]]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pternistis]]

Latest revision as of 23:53, 15 March 2019

Photo © by volker sthamer
Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, January 2019

Alternative name: Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Identification

25–38cm (9¾-15 in)

  • Dark, brown upperparts
  • Black-streaked whitish underparts
  • Scarlet bill, bare facial skin, throat, neck and legs

Distribution

Central belt of Africa (Angola and Congo to Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique) and down the east coast to southern South Africa.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Francolinus.

Subspecies

There are 7 subspecies[1]:

  • P. a. cranchii:
  • P. a. harterti:
  • P. a. leucoparaeus:
  • Coastal Kenya (Tana River to Tanzania border)
  • P. a. melanogaster:
  • Mozambique north of Zambezi River to eastern Tanzania and eastern Zambia
  • P. a. swynnertoni:
  • Interior Mozambique south of Zambezi River to south-eastern Zimbabwe
  • P. a. afer:
  • P. a. castaneiventer:

Habitat

Wooded grassland, savanna, bush, open scrub and thickets.

Behaviour

Breeding

The nest is a bare scrape. Their clutch contains 3-9 eggs.

Diet

Their diet consists of seeds, tubers, bulbs, roots, berries and grass stalks although it will also eat insects and their larvae.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
  4. BF Member observations

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External Links

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