Cape Francolin Pternistis capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 26, 2015
Text last updated October 26, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaapse Fisant |
| Catalan | francolí del Cap |
| Czech | frankolín kapský |
| Dutch | Kaapse Frankolijn |
| English | Cape Spurfowl |
| English (United States) | Cape Spurfowl |
| French | Francolin criard |
| French (France) | Francolin criard |
| German | Kapfrankolin |
| Japanese | ケープキジシャコ |
| Norwegian | kappfrankolin |
| Polish | szponiastonóg przylądkowy |
| Russian | Капский франколин |
| Serbian | Kapski frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolínec pobrežný |
| Spanish | Francolín de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín de El Cabo |
| Swedish | kapfrankolin |
| Turkish | Kap Turacı |
| Ukrainian | Турач капський |
Pternistis capensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao capensis
Gmelin, JF, 1789. Syst. Nat. 1 pt2, p.759.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- capense / capensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape Francolin
